Characterization of first-stage silicon nitride components after exposure to an industrial gas turbine

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 258-265

  Lin, H T ^a,c   Ferber, M K ^a,c   Becher, P F ^a,c   Price, J R ^b   Van Roode, M ^b   Kimmel, J B ^b   Jimenez, O D ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS PRESSURE; GAS VELOCITY; STRENGTH DEGRADATION;

AIRFOILS; CHARACTERIZATION; GAS TURBINES; INTAKE SYSTEMS; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NOZZLES; POROUS MATERIALS; ROTORS; SILICA; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VAPORIZATION;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 33645130352     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00678.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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