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-desposition 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.
Abstract:
A method (50) of instrumenting a component (10) having a barrier coating (14). A sensor (76) is embedded within or below the coating. Material forming the sensor is deposited within a trench (80) formed into the barrier coating. The trench is then backfilled with material (70) to protect the sensor from the environment within which the component is operating. In this manner, the sensor may be embedded at any desired location and any desired depth within a barrier coating on a previously fabricated component. An array of sensors (98, 100, 102) may be embedded across the depth of the coating to provide signals indicative of operating conditions across the coating. The signals may be conducted to a connection location (24) by conductors (62, 64) that are deposited within the trench. The trench may be formed with a laser engraving process (54) and the material for the sensor and conductors may be deposited with a selective laser melting process (58).
Abstract:
When a content of an on-screen item representing a feature of an application program is changed without user's direct interaction, the present invention provides a visual cue that indicates the content change of the on-screen item to help attracting user's attention to the change.
Abstract:
A multiphase ceramic thermal barrier coating is provided. The coating is adapted for use in high temperature applications in excess of about 1200° C., for coating superalloy components of a combustion turbine engine. The coating comprises a ceramic single or two oxide base layer disposed on the substrate surface; and a ceramic oxide reaction product material disposed on the base layer, the reaction product comprising the reaction product of the base layer with a ceramic single or two oxide overlay layer.
Abstract:
A method for forming light-weight composite metal castings incorporating metallurgically bonded inserts for a variety of applications. Castings formed by the invention have particular utility as components of an internal combustion engine. A casting method includes the step of coating the insert with a first layer under conditions including sufficient temperature to cause a portion of the layer to be sacrificed by dissolving into the cast metal material while leaving at least a portion of the first layer as a diffusion barrier between the insert and the cast material. The molten casting material is treated and handled to keep the hydrogen content below 0.15 and preferably below 0.10 parts per million. The casting step takes place under a protective gas environment of dry air, argon or nitrogen with a moisture content of less than 3 parts per million.
Abstract:
A method for forming light-weight composite metal castings incorporating metallurgically bonded inserts for a variety of applications. Castings formed by the invention have a particular utility as components of an internal combustion engine. A casting method includes the step of coating the insert with a first layer which is followed by coating a second layer and concluded by a casting step under conditions including sufficient temperature to cause the second coated layer to be sacrificed by dissolving into the cast metal material while leaving at least a portion of the first layer as a diffusion barrier between the insert and the cast material. The molten casting material is treated and handled to keep the hydrogen content below 0.15 and preferably below 0.10 parts per million. The casting step takes place under a protective gas environment of dry air, argon or nitrogen with a moisture content of less than 3 parts per million.
Abstract:
A turbine component, such as a turbine blade having a metal substrate (22) is coated with a metal MCrAlY alloy layer (24) and then a thermal barrier layer (20) selected from LaAlO3, NdAlO3, La2Hf2O7, Dy3Al5O12, HO3Al3O12, ErAlO3, GdAlO3, Yb2Ti2O7, LaYbO3, Gd2Hf2O7 or Y3Al5O12.
Abstract translation:涡轮机部件,例如具有金属基体(22)的涡轮机叶片涂覆有金属MCrAlY合金层(24),然后涂覆选自LaAlO 3,NdAlO 3,La 2 Hf 2 O 7,Dy 3 Al 5 O 12,HO 3 Al 3 O 12,ErAlO 3, GdAlO 3,Yb 2 Ti 2 O 7,LaYbO 3,Gd 2 Hf 2 O 7或Y 3 Al 5 O 12。
Abstract:
A device (10) having a ceramic thermal barrier coating layer (16) characterized by a microstructure having gaps (18) with a sintering inhibiting material (22) disposed on the columns (20) within the gaps (18). The sintering resistant material (22) is stable over the range of operating temperatures of the device (10) and is not soluble with the underlying ceramic layer (16). For a YSZ ceramic layer (16) the sintering resistant layer (22) may preferably be aluminum oxide or yttrium aluminum oxide, deposited as a continuous layer or as nodules.
Abstract:
Heat insulating layered systems should have a long service life in addition to excellent heat-insulating properties. Disclosed in an inventive layered system consisting of an external ceramic layer that has a mixed crystal consisting of gadolinium zirconate and gadolinium hafnate.
Abstract:
A telemetry system for use in a combustion turbine engine (10) having a compressor (12), a combustor and a turbine (16) that includes a sensor (306) in connection with a turbine blade (301) or vane (22). A telemetry transmitter circuit (312) may be affixed to the turbine blade with an electrical connecting material (307) for routing electronic data signals from the sensor (306) to the telemetry transmitter circuit, the electronic data signals indicative of a condition of the turbine blade. A resonant energy transfer system for powering the telemetry transmitter circuit may include a rotating data antenna (314) affixed to the turbine blade or on a same substrate as that of the circuit. A stationary data antenna (320) may be affixed to a stationary component such as a stator (323) proximate and in spaced relation to the rotating data antenna for receiving electronic data signals from the rotating data antenna.