Abstract:
An electrical assembly for use in various operating environments such as a casing of a combustion turbine 10 is provided. The assembly may include an electrical energy-harvesting device 51 disposed in a component within the casing of the turbine to convert a form of energy present within the casing to electrical energy. The harvesting device is configured to generate sufficient electrical power for powering one or more electrical devices therein without assistance from an external power source. One example of electrical devices wholly powered by the energy harvesting device may be a sensor 50 connected for sensing a condition of the component within the casing during operation of the combustion turbine. Another example of electrical devices wholly powered by the energy harvesting device may be a transmitter in communication with the sensor for wirelessly transmitting the data signal outside the casing.
Abstract:
A ceramic thermal barrier coating material (10) containing nano-sized features is predicted to exhibit improved high temperature performance than a comparable material containing fewer of such features. In a coating deposited by an APS process, the nano-sized features may be intersplat columns (32). In a coating deposited by an EB-PVD process, the nano-sized features may be a mixed oxide layer (22) formed of nano-sized mixed oxide particles, or nano-sized alumina projections (24) extending across the interface from the mixed oxide layer into the insulating material layer (20). Alternatively, the nano-sized features may be secondary columnar grains (36) extending laterally from primary columnar grains (34) in a columnar-grained ceramic material.
Abstract:
A wash-coat (16) for use as a support for an active catalyst species (18) and a catalytic combustor component (10) incorporating such wash-coat. The wash-coat is a solid solution of alumina or alumina-based material (Al2O3-0-3 wt % La2O3) and a further oxide exhibiting a coefficient of thermal expansion that is lower than that exhibited by alumina. The further oxide may be silicon dioxide (2-30 wt % SiO2), zirconia silicate (2-30 wt % ZrSiO4), neodymium oxide (0-4 wt %), titania (Al2O3-3-40% TiO2) or alumina-based magnesium aluminate spinel (Al2O3-25 wt % MgO) in various embodiments. The active catalyst species may be palladium and a second metal in a concentration of 10-50% of the concentration of the palladium.
Abstract translation:用作活性催化剂种类(18)和催化燃烧器组分(10)的载体的洗涂层(16),其结合有这种洗衣层。 洗涤涂层是氧化铝或氧化铝基材料(Al 2 O 3 - 3重量%La 2 O 3)的固溶体 3)和另外表现出比氧化铝表现出的热膨胀系数低的氧化物。 另外的氧化物可以是二氧化硅(2-30重量%SiO 2),氧化锆硅酸盐(2-30重量%ZrSiO 4+),氧化钕(0-4重量% %),二氧化钛(Al 2 O 3 3→3%%TiO 2)或氧化铝基铝酸镁尖晶石(Al 2 O 3) 2 O 3 -25%(重量)MgO)。 活性催化剂种类可以是钯,浓度为钯浓度的10-50%的第二种金属。
Abstract:
A peer-to-peer network propagates searches from client to client. Resources within each client are selectively searched in response to authentication and authorization processes. Authentication information may be included in a search request or may be performed by an authentication process external to the client. Authorization is performed by a process external to the client. Only after authentication or authorization may resources of any particular client be accessed. The system allows for secure propagated searches and resource access in a peer-to-peer network environment. The network may further include a server for maintaining a list of clients connected to the peer-to-peer network in order to more efficiently facilitate peer-to-peer communications.
Abstract:
Thermal barrier coating layer systems, in addition to good thermal barrier properties, also have to have a long service life of the thermal barrier coating. The layer system according to the invention comprises a specially adapted layer sequence of metallic bonding layer inner ceramic layer and outer ceramic layer.
Abstract:
A peer-to-peer network has a server that maintains a list of addresses of clients connected to the peer-to-peer network. The server generates seed lists for each of the clients connected to the network from the server maintained list. The clients conduct peer-to-peer searches using the seed list provided by the server. The seed lists may be either randomly generated or generated to facilitate network objectives. The clients may periodically request seed list refreshing. The peer-to-peer network may further include authentication and authorization search security checks.
Abstract:
A method of forming an interstage seal including removing a diaphragm seal box (14) from a gas turbine compressor assembly (10) and removing a labyrinth sealing member (12) from the diaphragm seal box (14). An abradable material layer (34) may be deposited on the diaphragm seal box (14). A spray gun may be mounted in relation to an engine disk (16) of the gas turbine compressor assembly (10) for cold-spraying a quantity of particles toward the engine disk (16). The particles may be sprayed at a velocity sufficiently high to cause at least a portion of the quantity of particles to adhere to the engine disk (16). The spray gun may be controlled to deposit a quantity of particles on the compressor disk (16) to form a geometry (32) that will abrade the abradable material layer (34) during operation of the gas turbine compressor assembly (10). The geometry (32) abrading the abradable material layer (34) forms an interstage seal. Rotation of the engine disk (16) within the gas turbine compressor assembly (10) may be controlled during the step of controlling the spray gun. The diaphragm seal box (14) may be reinstalled within the gas turbine compressor assembly (10) so that the geometry (32) aligns with the abradable material layer (34).
Abstract:
A component for use in a combustion turbine (10) is provided that includes a substrate (212) and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device (50, 250) affixed to the substrate (212). At least one connector (52) may be deposited in electrical communication with the MEMS device (50, 250) for routing a data signal from the MEMS device (50, 250) to a termination location (59). A barrier coating (216) may be deposited on the substrate (212) wherein the MEMS device (50, 250) is affixed beneath a surface of the barrier coating (216). A plurality of trenches (142) may be formed in the barrier coating (216) at respective different depths below the surface of the barrier coating (216) and a MEMS device (50, 250) deposited within each of the plurality of trenches (142). A monitoring system (30) is provided that may include a processing module (34) programmed for receiving data from the MEMS device (50, 250).
Abstract:
A method of depositing a catalytically reactive coating to a substrate including selecting a target light off temperature for a predetermined catalytic combustion environment, selecting a thermal barrier coating composition, selecting a catalytic material and codepositing the thermal barrier coating composition and the catalytic material onto the substrate in proportions selected to produce the target light off temperature when exposed to the combustion environment. The method may include controlling the codepositing step to cause the thermal barrier coating composition to interact with the catalytic material to produce a phase having a light off temperature different from the respective light off temperatures of the thermal barrier coating composition and the catalytic material. A catalyst element may include a substrate and a first layer comprising a thermal barrier coating composition and a catalytic material throughout its depth disposed over a first portion of the substrate. Other portions of the catalyst element may have a second layer consisting of a catalytic material and a third layer consisting of a thermal barrier coating composition depending on a stage of combustion with a combustion environment.
Abstract:
A device having an improved thermal barrier coating (46) and a process for manufacturing the same. A support structure (28) for retaining a ceramic insulating material (46) on a substrate (16) is formed by the deposition of a support structure material through a patterned masking material (14). The support structure can define cells into which the ceramic insulating material is deposited following removal of the masking material. The masking material may be patterned by known photolithographic techniques (22, 24) or by laser etching (48). The support structure (28) may be a composite metal-ceramic material having either discreet layers (30, 34) or a graded composition and may be deposited by an electro-deposition process followed by a heat treatment to form a solid state diffusion bond with the substrate. The ceramic filler material may be deposited (44) by the electrophoretic deposition of ceramic particles coated with a bonding material that is subsequently heated to oxidize and to bond the particles together. The support structure may be provided with included walls in order to improve its resistance to foreign object impact damage.