Abstract:
Different types of apparatus (10, 50) for fabricating a deposit (12, 86), method of deposition and an article (80) are presented. The apparatus (10) include a thermal spray gun (16) comprising a combustion chamber (22), combustion zone (28), an air injection port (18), a fuel injection port (20), a nozzle (30) and a liquid injection port (34). The combustion zone (28) exists between the inlet side (24) and outlet side (26) of the combustion chamber (22). The method includes, among other things, providing a fuel and an oxidizer inside the combustion zone (28), initiating combustion inside the combustion zone (28), and directing products of the combustion toward the outlet side (26) to create a combustion product stream. The method also includes introducing a feedstock mixture comprising a feedstock material and a liquid into the combustion product stream to create an entrained feedstock stream, and expelling the entrained feedstock stream from the spray gun through a nozzle to form a deposit on a surface of the article.
Abstract:
A thermal barrier coating system (20) for metal components (22) in a gas turbine engine having an ultra low thermal conductivity and high erosion resistance, comprising an oxidation-resistant bond coat (24) formed from an aluminum rich material such as MCrAlY and a thermal insulating ceramic layer (26) over the bond coat (24) comprising a zirconium or hafnium oxide lattice structure (ZrO 2 or HfO 2 ) and an oxide stabilizer compound comprising one or more of the compounds ytterbium oxide (Yb 2 O 3 ), yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ), hafnium oxide (HfO 2 ), lanthanum oxide (La 2 O 3 ), tantalum oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ) or zirconium oxide (ZrO 2 ). The invention includes a new method of forming the ceramic-based thermal barrier coatings using a liquid-based suspension containing microparticles comprised of at least one of the above compounds ranging in size between about 0.1 and 5 microns. The coatings form a tortuous path of ceramic interfaces that increase the coating toughness while preserving the ultra low thermal conductivity.
Abstract translation:如的MCrAlY和:在具有超低导热性和高的耐侵蚀性的燃气涡轮发动机,其包括对从到富铝材料形成的耐氧化粘结涂层(24)的热障涂层系统(20),用于金属部件(22) 热绝缘陶瓷层(26)在所述粘结涂层(24)包含锆或氧化铪晶格结构(ZrO 2或HfO)和氧化稳定剂化合物,其包含一种或多种所述化合物的氧化镱(的Yb 2 O 3) ,氧化钇(Y 2 O 3),氧化铪(HfO 2),氧化镧(La 2 O 3),氧化钽(Ta 2 O 5)或氧化锆(ZrO 2)。 本发明包括一种使用基于液体的悬浮液含有由上述化合物约0.1至5微米的范围内的尺寸中的至少一个的微粒的基于陶瓷的热障涂层的新方法。 涂层形成的陶瓷界面的曲折路径确实增加涂层的韧性,同时保持超低热导率。
Abstract:
A process by which a ceramic coating (14) is entirely formed from a colloidal-based process to have a thickness that would ordinarily be prone to cracks and spallation involves forming a precursor primer layer on a surface region (12,16,18), and then forming at least a precursor coating layer on the precursor primer layer that is thicker than the precursor primer layer. The precursor primer layer contains particles and a precursor of a first ceramic material. The precursor coating layer contains particles and a precursor of a second ceramic material having the same predominant constituent as the first ceramic material. The precursor primer layer and precursor coating layer are then heated to form a ceramic film (20) and a ceramic coating layer (14), respectively, which consist essentially of the particles and matrices of, respectively, the first and second ceramic materials.
Abstract:
A carbon dioxide separation system (10) comprises a first flow path (12) for directing a fluid comprising carbon dioxide (14) therethrough, a second flow path (16) for directing a sweep fluid (18) therethrough, and a separator (20) comprising a material with selective permeability of carbon dioxide for separating the first and the second flow paths (12, 16) and for promoting carbon dioxide transport therebetween. A carbon dioxide separation unit (22) is in fluid communication with the second flow path (16) for separating the transported carbon dioxide (24) from the sweep fluid (18).
Abstract:
A process by which a ceramic coating (14) is entirely formed from a colloidal-based process to have a thickness that would ordinarily be prone to cracks and spallation involves forming a precursor primer layer on a surface region (12,16,18), and then forming at least a precursor coating layer on the precursor primer layer that is thicker than the precursor primer layer. The precursor primer layer contains particles and a precursor of a first ceramic material. The precursor coating layer contains particles and a precursor of a second ceramic material having the same predominant constituent as the first ceramic material. The precursor primer layer and precursor coating layer are then heated to form a ceramic film (20) and a ceramic coating layer (14), respectively, which consist essentially of the particles and matrices of, respectively, the first and second ceramic materials.
Abstract:
An apparatus for producing hydrogen gas wherein the apparatus includes a reactor. In one embodiment, the reactor includes at least two conversion-removal portions. Each conversion-removal portion comprises a catalyst section (24) configured to convert CO in the stream to CO 2 and a membrane section (26) located downstream of and in flow communication with the catalyst section (24). The membrane section (26) is configured to selectively remove the CO 2 from the stream and to be in flow communication with a sweep gas (38, 40).
Abstract:
A process capable of depositing a diffusion coating of uniform thickness on localized surface regions of a component. The process makes use of an adhesive mixture containing a binding agent that is consumed as part of the deposition process so as not to negatively affect the quality and uniformity of the resulting coating. The process entails mixing a particulate donor material containing a coating element, a dissolved activator, and a particulate filler to form an adhesive mixture having a formable, malleable consistency. The adhesive mixture is applied to a surface of the component, and the component is heated to a temperature sufficient to vaporize and react the activator with the coating element of the donor material, thereby forming a reactive vapor of the coating element. The reactive vapor reacts at the surface of the component to form a diffusion coating containing the coating element.
Abstract:
A method for assessing quality of a coating process includes providing a facsimile assembly, the facsimile assembly having a fixture holding an audit coupon, and coating the facsimile assembly to form a coating thereon. The assembly is then disassembled, and the coating on the audit coupon is inspected.