Abstract:
A system in a turbine engine for preventing wear on a tip shroud of a turbine blade that includes a pocket formed in a contact surface of the tip shroud and a plug that fits within the pocket and has a durable outer surface. The durable outer surface may include a cobalt-based hardfacing powder. The pocket may be machined out of the contact surface, and the plug may include a plug of predetermined size that fits snugly into the pocket. In some embodiments, the durable outer surface may substantially align with the contact surface after the plug is fitted into the pocket. In other embodiments, the durable outer surface may remain slightly raised from the contact surface after the plug has been fitted into the pocket.
Abstract:
The invention provides a high-temperature component for a turbomachine, in particular for a blade or vane having a main blade or vane part and a blade or vane root, the high-temperature component at least partially comprising, as base material, a porous material which is filled with a viscous filler and is surrounded by a solid layer.
Abstract:
A sintered material and a method for the production thereof is described. The material comprises an alloy selected from one of the groups having a composition comprising in weight %: either Cr 5-30/Mo 0-15/Ni 0-25/W 0-15/C 0-5/Si 0-5/Fe 0-5/Mn 0-5/others 10 max/Co balance, or Cr 10-20/Mo 0-15/Co 0-20/W 0-5/Fe 0-20/Al 0-5/Ti 0-5/others 15 max/Ni balance; said alloy having incorporated therein from 3-15 weight % of Sn; and optionally from 1-6 weight % of a solid lubricant material.
Abstract translation:对烧结材料及其制造方法进行说明。 该材料包括选自以下组中的一种的合金:具有重量%的组成:Cr 5-30 / Mo 0-15 / Ni 0-25 / W 0-15 / C 0-5 / Si 0-5 / Fe 0-5 / Mn 0-5 /其他10最大/ Co平衡,或Cr 10-20 / Mo 0-15 / Co 0-20 / W 0-5 / Fe 0-20 / Al 0-5 / Ti 0 -5 /其他15最大/镍平衡; 所述合金从其中加入3-15重量%的Sn; 和任选的1-6重量%的固体润滑剂材料。
Abstract:
A piston ring for use at temperatures above 350° F. at pressures greater than or equal to about 2000 psi, comprising a gap having a gap width about 1.4 to about 2.0 times greater than a thickness of the piston ring; a height about 4.5 to about 6.4 times larger than the thickness, and a leading edge characterized by an arc having a radius of curvature of less than or equal to about 4 times the height. The piston ring may be formed of a material comprising cobalt, chromium, tungsten, and carbon. A gas compressor and method of sealing a piston using the above piston ring is also provided for.
Abstract:
A novel blade configuration does not exceed the permitted stresses for particular loads, especially as a result of centrifugal forces and which at the same time, allows the turbomachine to function with a high degree of efficiency. To this end, a moving blade for the turbomachine contains at least partially a cellular material, especially a foamed metal. The cellular material can be provided e.g. in the hollowed-out part of the moving blade.
Abstract:
An article protected by a thermal barrier coating system includes a substrate having a substrate surface, and a thermal barrier coating system overlying the substrate. The thermal barrier coating system has a thermal barrier coating formed of a thermal barrier coating material arranged as a plurality of columnar grains extending generally perpendicular to the substrate surface and having grain surfaces. A sintering inhibitor is within the columnar grains, either uniformly distributed or concentrated at the grain surfaces. The sintering inhibitor is lanthanum oxide, lanthanum chromate, chromium oxide, and/or yttrium chromate, mixtures thereof, mixtures thereof with aluminum oxide, modifications thereof wherein cobalt or manganese is substituted for chromium, precursors thereof, and reaction products thereof.
Abstract:
Cooling steam delivery tubes extend axially along the outer rim of a gas turbine rotor for supplying cooling steam to and returning spent cooling steam from the turbine buckets. Because of the high friction forces at the interface of the tubes and supporting elements due to rotor rotation, a low coefficient of friction coating is provided at the interface of the tubes and support elements. On each surface, a first coating of a cobalt-based alloy is sprayed onto the surface at high temperature. A portion of the first coating is machined off to provide a smooth, hard surface. A second ceramic-based solid film lubricant is sprayed onto the first coating. By reducing the resistance to axial displacement of the tubes relative to the supporting elements due to thermal expansion, the service life of the tubes is substantially extended.
Abstract:
The main object of the present invention is to provide a steam turbine rotor shaft whose high-temperature strength is excellent at a selected temperature of 650 degrees C. A steam turbine rotor shaft comprising 0.05% to 0.20% by weight of carbon, 0.20% or less by weight of silicon, 0.05% to 1.5% by weight of manganese, 0.01% to 1.0% by weight of nickel, 9.0% to 13.0% by weight of chrome, 0.05% to 2.0% by weight of molybdenum, 0.5% to 5.0% by weight of tungsten, 0.05% to 0.30% by weight of vanadium, 0.01% to 0.20% by weight of niobium, 0.5% to 10.0% by weight of cobalt, 0.01% to 0.1% by weight of nitrogen, 0.001% to 0.030% by weight of boron, 0.0005% to 0.006% by weight of aluminum, and the remaining parts substantially comprising iron and inevitable impurities.
Abstract:
A method for forming an exterior surface of a high-temperature component, such as a blade or vane of a gas turbine engine. The method entails forming a shell by a powder metallurgy technique that yields an airfoil whose composition can be readily tailored for the particular service conditions of the component. The method generally entails providing a pair of inner and outer mold members that form a cavity therebetween. One or more powders and any desired reinforcement material are then placed in the cavity and then consolidated at an elevated temperature and pressure in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. Thereafter, at least the outer mold member is removed to expose the consolidated powder structure. By appropriately shaping the mold members to tailor the shape of the cavity, the consolidated powder structure has the desired shape for the exterior shell of a component, such that subsequent processing of the component does not require substantially altering the configuration of the exterior shell. The airfoil can be produced as a free-standing article or produced directly on a mandrel that subsequently forms the interior structure of the component. In one embodiment, an airfoil is configured to have double walls through which cooling air flows.
Abstract:
An aluminum or aluminum alloy surface which during use is exposed to sliding friction has a chemical conversion coating of mostly tin with 0.2-10.0 wt. % cobalt and 0.1 to 12 wt. % bismuth. For example, a swashplate of a swashplate type compressor may be conversion coated on at least part thereof, that is the part that during use contact the shoes. Preferably, the coating is between 0.8 to 2.5 microns thick. The coating on the swash plate permits the use of low silicon alloy aluminum without the need of metal plating or high finish polishing.