Nano-structured erosion resistant coatings for gas and steam turbines

Advances in Materials Technology for Fossil Power Plants - Proceedings from the 5th International Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 447-470

  Swaminathan, V P ^a   Wei, Ronghua ^b   Gandy, David W ^c  

^a TurboMet International   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODERIVATIVE ENGINES; AIR PLASMA SPRAYS; COATING ADHESIONS; COATING DEPOSITIONS; COMMERCIAL PROCESS; CONVENTIONAL COATINGS; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES; ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTES; EROSION PROTECTIONS; EROSION RESISTANCES; EROSION RESISTANTS; GAS TURBINE COMPRESSORS; HARDNESS INDENTATIONS; HEAVY ION BOMBARDMENTS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HIGHLY DENSE; LIQUID PARTICLES; LOW-PRESSURE PLASMA SPRAYS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING PROCESS; MONOLAYER COATINGS; MULTI-LAYERED; NANO COATINGS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NITRIDE COATINGS; NOVEL METHODS; PHASE I; PROCESSING VARIABLES; SAND EROSIONS; SCRATCH TESTS; SCREENING TESTS; SEM; SILICON CARBO NITRIDES; SOLID PARTICLE EROSION RESISTANCES; SOLID PARTICLES; SOLID TARGETS; STEAM TURBINE BLADES; STELLITE COATINGS; SUBSTRATE SELECTIONS; TEST SAMPLES; TI-6 AL-4V ALLOYS; TRIMETHYL SILANES; TURBINE EFFICIENCIES; TURBINE VANES; VACUUM CHAMBERS; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS; XRD; YOUNG'S MODULUS; PLASMA ENHANCED MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; TI-6A1-4V ALLOYS; TRIMETHYLSILANE; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

ADHESION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ALLOYS; CARBON NITRIDE; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COATINGS; COMPOSITE COATINGS; COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; COMPRESSORS; DIFFUSION COATINGS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ENGINES; EROSION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; GASES; HARDNESS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; MAGNETRONS; MARINE ENGINES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITRIDES; OPERATING COSTS; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA JETS; PLASMA SPRAYING; PLASMAS; POWER PLANTS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; SOIL MECHANICS; SPUTTERING; STEAM; STEAM POWER PLANTS; STEAM TURBINES; STELLITE; SUBSTRATES; TESTING; TIN; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM NITRIDE; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HARD COATINGS;

EID: 58849159755     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1361/cp2007epri0447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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