Abstract:
A device operable in a temperature environment in excess of about 1000° C. is provided. The device comprises a substrate and a ceramic thermal barrier layer deposited on at least a portion of the substrate. The layer is formed with a ternary or pseudoternary oxide having a pyrochlore or perovskite structure and a fugative material and having pores or other voluminous defects. The thermal barrier layer advantageously is abradable.
Abstract:
A turbine component (10), such as a turbine blade, is provided which is made of a metal alloy (22) and a base, planar-grained thermal barrier layer (28) applied by air plasma spraying on the alloy surface, where a heat resistant ceramic oxide overlay material (32′) covers the bottom thermal barrier coating (28), and the overlay material is the reaction product of the precursor ceramic oxide overlay material (32) and the base thermal barrier coating material (28).
Abstract:
A device (10) comprising a substrate (22) having a deposited ceramic thermal barrier coating layer (20) characterized by a microstructure having gaps (28) where the thermal barrier coating (20) consists essentially of a pyrochlore crystal structure having a chemical formula consisting essentially of An+2−xBm+2+xO7−y, where A is selected from the group of elements selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and mixtures thereof; where B is selected from the group of elements selected from Zr, Hf, Ti and mixtures thereof; n and m are the valence of A and B respectively, and for −0.5≦x≦0.5, y = 7 - ( ( 2 - x ) n + ( 2 + x ) m ) 2 , and excluding the following combinations for x=0, y=0: A=La and B=Zr; A=La and B=Hf; A=Gd and B=Hf; and A=Yb and B=Ti.
Abstract translation:一种包括具有沉积的陶瓷热障涂层(20)的衬底(22)的器件(10),其特征在于具有间隙(28)的微结构,其中所述热障涂层(20)基本上由具有化学式的烧绿石晶体结构 基本上由An + 2-xBm + 2 + xO7-y组成,其中A选自La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm, Yb,及其混合物; 其中B选自Zr,Hf,Ti及其混合物中的元素组; n和m分别是A和B的价数,对于-0.5 <= x <= 0.5,并且排除以下x = 0,y = 0的组合:A = La和B = Zr; A = La和B = Hf; A = Gd和B = Hf; A = Yb,B = Ti。
Abstract:
Provided are ultraviolet (UV)-curable polyols and polyurethane compositions made by reacting the inventive polyol with an isocyanate. The inventive ultraviolet (UV)-curable polyol is made by co-polymerizing an alkylene oxide, an unsaturated carboxylic acid or anhydride and a hydroxy functional compound in the presence of a double metal cyanide (DMC) complex catalyst such that the polyol has an ultra-low level of unsaturation. The inventive polyols may be used to produce prepolymers, which in turn may be useful in making thin films which in turn may provide such items as medical examination gloves and scientific gloves. The inventive ultraviolet (UV)-curable polyurethane compositions may also find use in or as coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers and the like.
Abstract:
A method of forming a thermocouple (12), including: depositing a first material on a component (10) to form a first leg (14); depositing a second material through a mask (30) to form a pattern (50) on the component (10), the pattern (50) forming a plurality of discrete second leg junction ends (20) and a continuous patch (52) of the second material comprising indiscrete lead ends of the second legs (16), each second leg junction end (20) spanning from a respective junction (18) with the first leg (14) to the continuous patch (52); and laser-ablating the continuous patch (52) to form discrete lead ends (22) of the second legs (16), each lead end (22) electrically connected to a respective junction end (20), thereby forming discrete second legs (16).
Abstract:
A method for additive manufacturing with multiple materials. First (48), second (50), and third (52) adjacent powder layers are delivered onto a working surface (54A) in respective first (73), second (74), and third (75) area shapes of adjacent final materials (30, 44, 45) in a given section plane of a component (20). The first powder may be a structural metal delivered in the sectional shape of an airfoil substrate (30). The second powder may be a bond coat material delivered in a sectional shape of a bond coat (45) on the substrate. The third powder may be a thermal barrier ceramic delivered in a section shape of the thermal barrier coating (44). A particular laser intensity (69A, 69B) is applied to each layer to melt or to sinter the layer. Integrated interfaces (57, 77, 80) may be formed between adjacent layers by gradient material overlap and/or interleaving projections.
Abstract:
A gas turbine component (49) may be instrumented to provide a plurality of signals indicative of thermal measurements in a high temperature combustion environment of the gas turbine. A thermocouple arrangement may include a first thermocouple leg (50) disposed within a thickness of the component. At least two or more thermocouple legs (52, 53, 54) is each electrically connected to the first leg to form individual thermocouple junctions (56, 57, 58, 59) along the first leg for conversion of respective thermal gradients to respective electrical signals, such as electromotive force (emf) based voltages. The thermocouple arrangement may be used in combination with a thermographic system (70) to calculate heat flux over a region of the turbine component.
Abstract:
A telemetry system for use in a combustion turbine engine (10) having a compressor (12), a combustor and a turbine (16) and includes a sensor (118) in connection with a turbine blade (111) or vane (23). A transmitter assembly (117) includes a telemetry transmitter circuit/transceiver may be affixed on a turbine blade (111) or seal plate (115) proximate the turbine blade with a first connecting material (119) deposited on the turbine blade (111) for routing electronic data signals, indicative of a condition of the turbine blade (111), from the sensor (118) to the telemetry transmitter circuit/transceiver. An induction power system for powering the telemetry transmitter circuit/transceiver may include a rotating data antenna (116) affixed to the seal plate (115) with an electrical connection (122) between the telemetry transmitting circuit/transceiver for routing electronic data signals from the telemetry transmitter circuit/transceiver to the rotating data antenna (119).
Abstract:
A diagnostic system and method for monitoring operating conditions of turbine machine components (18, 19, 22, 23) that comprise one or more non-contact sensors (24, 31) that detect an operating condition of a turbine component (18, 19, 22, 23) over a defined region of the component. In addition, point sensors (50) are provided that detect and monitor the same operating condition within the defined region. Data generated from the point sensor (50) is used to calibrate the non-contact sensor (24, 31) and the data generated by the non-contact sensor (24, 31).
Abstract:
A user interface dialog is provided. The user interface dialog comprises tear-off functionality for being torn-off from a drop-down selection, and docking functionality for docking onto a docker.