CMC Fan

Lightweight CMC High-Temperature Fan for Aerospace Applications

An electric ducted fan made out of oxide CMCs to be used in sustainable rocket recovery, space manufacturing and fire protection

For the innovative Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerator (IAD) developed and patented by Klaus Space Transportation the key component is a high temperature fan. This fan needs to work in oxidizing atmosphere at temperatures of more than 800°C and a rotation speed of up to 12.000 rpm. For aerospace applications it need do be lightweight. Therefore, in this project an Ox/Ox CMC fan will be developed that has one third of the weight of a fan made of metallic alloys, and which can operate at those high temperatures. In the feasibility study a preliminary aerodynamic design and a CMC fan design will be done.