Patent ID: 7018168
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: F01D,F05D

Abstract:
1. A method for fabricating a gas turbine engine, said method comprising: coupling an engine casing circumferentially around a gas turbine engine; and coupling an engine containment wrap to the gas turbine engine, such that the containment wrap circumscribes at least a portion of the gas turbine engine casing, wherein the containment wrap includes a plurality of layers coupled together such that a first layer is formed from at least three sheets coupled together such that a first sheet is formed from a plurality of fibers that are oriented substantially in a first direction, a second sheet is formed from a plurality of fibers oriented in a second direction that is offset approximately forty-five degrees from the first sheet, and such that a third sheet is formed from a plurality of fibers that are oriented substantially parallel to the first direction, and wherein the plurality of first sheet fibers are aligned substantially axially with the respect to the gas turbine engine.