Ceramic gas turbine development at Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems

Ceramic Gas Turbine Design and Test Expericence

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 133-154

  Bornemisza, Tibor ^a   Jones, Anthony ^b  

^a Ener Technol Applications Inc   (United States)

^b Sundstrand Power Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FUEL ECONOMY; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; SILICON NITRIDE; STRUCTURAL CERAMICS; SUPERALLOYS;

CERAMIC GAS TURBINE; EROSION RESISTANCE; HIGHER TURBINE OPERATING TEMPERATURES;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 0141593439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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