COMPONENTS HAVING COATING SYSTEMS COMPRISING MUD CRACKS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE COATING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20250035001A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-30

    申请号:US18359480

    申请日:2023-07-26

    Abstract: Components having coating systems that include mud cracks, methods for forming the coating systems, and vehicles including the components are provided. The components include a substrate having silicon nitride and a coating system on a surface of the substrate. The coating system includes a first layer of a first coating material on the substrate, wherein the first coating material includes a rare earth silicate and has a first thickness measured in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, and a second layer of a second coating material on the first layer, wherein the second coating material includes a rare earth silicate and has a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. The second layer includes mud cracks that extend from an exterior surface thereof toward the substrate, and the mud cracks have widths in a range of about 50 to 200 micrometers.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SILICON CARBIDE POWDER

    公开(公告)号:US20240150250A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18053031

    申请日:2022-11-07

    CPC classification number: C04B35/62834 C04B35/522

    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for producing silicon carbide. The system comprises an enclosure configured to be maintained under vacuum conditions and at a processing temperature above a melting temperature of silicon, a vapor production system configured to supply a silicon vapor to the enclosure, and a transportation system configured to provide a stream of graphite powder into the enclosure, retain the graphite powder within the enclosure for a processing time sufficient to react the graphite powder with the silicon vapor to produce a silicon carbide powder, and then provide a stream of the silicon carbide powder out of the enclosure.

    LEAK DETECTION AND/OR PREVENTION FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMAL PROCESS SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20240109049A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US17937352

    申请日:2022-09-30

    Abstract: A thermal process system includes a retort assembly that includes a retort chamber, a heating assembly configured to heat the retort chamber, a vessel housing, a process gas inlet, and a sealing gas inlet. The retort assembly is configured to substantially contain one or more process gases in the retort chamber during a thermal process. The vessel housing is positioned around the retort chamber and configured to maintain a pressure or vacuum within the retort chamber. The process gas inlet is configured to receive the one or more process gases into the retort assembly. The sealing gas inlet is configured to receive a sealing gas into the vessel housing. The thermal process system may further include a leak gas detector configured to detect a presence of a leak gas, in which the leak gas includes a gas that is not the one or more process gases in the retort chamber.

    PROTECTIVE COATING SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE APPLICATIONS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230033942A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17443693

    申请日:2021-07-27

    Abstract: A method of applying a protective coating to a substrate includes the steps of: providing a turbine engine component substrate formed of a ceramic matrix composite material, forming an environmental barrier coating layer including a rare earth disilicate material directly on the substrate, treating an outer surface of the environmental barrier coating layer to form a thermal barrier coating layer including a porous rare earth monociliate material directly on the environmental barrier coating layer. The step of treating the outer surface is performed using a thermal process consisting of the application of heat or a chemical-thermal process consisting of the application of heat and a chemical. The method further includes infiltrating at least a portion of the pores with a metal solution or suspension.

    NON-CONTACT RADIATIVE HEATING FOR SINTERING HIGH TEMPERATURE COATINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20220348511A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17302011

    申请日:2021-04-21

    Abstract: A method for forming a high temperature coating includes forming a pre-sintered ceramic coating on a ceramic composite substrate. The pre-sintered ceramic coating comprises a plurality of ceramic particles. The method further includes sintering at least a portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating by heating the portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating to a sintering temperature of the pre-sintered ceramic coating using one or more non-contact radiative heating elements. The sintering temperature is greater than about 1000 degrees Celsius (° C.).

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