Abstract:
A method is provided for manufacturing at least a portion of a heat exchanger. During this method, a first heat exchanger section is formed that includes a base and a plurality of protrusions. The forming of the first heat exchanger section includes building up at least one protrusion material on the base to form the protrusions. The first heat exchanger section is attached to a second heat exchanger section. A plurality of flow channels are defined between the first heat exchanger section and the second heat exchanger section.
Abstract:
An embodiment of a gas turbine engine component includes an abrasive coating disposed on at least a portion of a sealing region. The abrasive coating includes an inner abrasive region disposed outward of the sealing region in a coating thickness direction, and an outer abrasive region disposed outward of the inner abrasive region in the coating thickness direction. The inner abrasive region includes abrasive particles retained in an inner matrix, and the outer abrasive region includes abrasive particles retained in an outer matrix. At least one of the inner matrix and the outer matrix is modified with a first indicator material. At least one aspect of the first indicator material corresponds to a thickness range of the abrasive coating being within the inner thickness region or the outer thickness region.
Abstract:
A method of forming a sprayed coating includes preparing a spray target member having a surface on which openings of first ends of holes are formed, preparing a plurality of masking pins each of which comprises metal, and inserting each of the masking pins into a corresponding one of the holes so that each of the masking pins partially protrudes from the surface. The method also includes applying an adhesive agent for fixing the masking pins to the respective holes, to at least one of the holes or the masking pins, forming a ceramic layer by spraying on the surface of the spraying target member, the ceramic layer comprising a ceramic material, while the masking pins are fixed to the respective holes via the adhesive agent, and removing the masking pins from the holes after the spraying step.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a thermal barrier coating system for components of a turbomachine, especially for high temperature-stressed or hot gas-stressed components of a turbomachine, comprising a ceramic coating of fully or partially stabilized zirconium oxide, and an oxide cover coating which comprises aluminum and at least one element from the group lanthanum, magnesium, silicon, calcium and sodium. The aluminum oxide exists at least partially as free α-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a method for producing a corresponding thermal barrier coating system.
Abstract:
Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) for turbine engine components are applied over engineered surface features (ESFs) that are formed in the component substrate or within intermediate layers applied between the substrate and the TBC. The ESFs help anchor the TBC layer and/or localize cracks that are bounded by one or more of the ESFs. During engine operation the ESFs arrest thermal stress-or foreign object damage (FOD)-induced crack propagation within the TBC that might otherwise allow excessive TBC spallation and subsequent thermal exposure damage to the turbine component underlying substrate. In some embodiments, the ESFs are combined with engineered groove features that are formed in the TBC.
Abstract:
A rotor blade including a main portion having a main portion leading edge shield; a main portion impact-resistant layer formed on a nose of the leading edge shield; a main portion erosion-resistant layer formed on a top and bottom of the main portion, rearward of the main portion impact-resistant layer; a main portion foil formed on the top and the bottom of the main portion rearward of the main portion erosion-resistant layer; a tip cap having a tip cap leading edge shield; a tip cap impact-resistant layer formed on a surface of the tip cap leading edge shield; and a tip cap foil formed on the top and the bottom of the tip cap rearward of the tip cap erosion-resistant layer.
Abstract:
A method of smoothing the surface of a ceramic matrix composite material part that presents a surface that is undulating and rough. The method includes depositing a refractory vitreous coating on the surface of the part, the vitreous coating essentially containing silica, alumina, baryte, and lime.
Abstract:
Provided are a turbine blade machining method and a machining tool, which allow efficient machining of a through-hole running from the surface of a turbine blade to the interior thereof, and a turbine blade. This turbine blade machining method, whereby a through-hole is machined in a turbine blade with a protective film formed on a surface of a substrate, has: an insertion step of inserting a machining tool, including a grinding region provided at a tip thereof, into the through-hole with such an orientation that the grinding region faces the surface of the through-hole; and a removal step of grinding the protective film laminated in the through-hole with the grinding region of the machining tool inserted into the through-hole, to remove the protective film laminated in the through-hole.
Abstract:
Turbine and compressor casing abradable component embodiments for turbine engines, with composite grooves and vertically projecting alternating rows of first and second height ridges in planform patterns, to reduce, redirect and/or block blade tip airflow leakage downstream into the grooves rather than from turbine blade airfoil high to low pressure sides. The first ridges have a first ridge height greater than that of the second ridges. These ridge or rib embodiments have first lower and second upper wear zones. The lower zone, at and below the second ridge height, optimizes engine airflow characteristics, while the upper zone, between tips of the second and first ridges, is optimized to minimize blade tip gap and wear by being more easily abradable than the lower zone.
Abstract:
A turbomachine component is provided having at least two sub-components that are separated by a parting joint and each have a sealing surface at the parting joint, at least one of the two sealing surfaces being convex in order to form a linear contact of the two sealing surfaces. At least one of the sealing surfaces has a coating on it which includes a hard material, is a maximum of 30 μm thick and is applied using a vapour deposition method, or a coating which includes a chrome-containing alloy, is a maximum of 30 μm thick and is applied by a vapour deposition method, or is a maximum of 300 μm thick and applied using a thermal spraying method.