Sensor thermal barrier coatings: Remote in situ condition monitoring of EB-PVD coatings at elevated temperatures

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Steenbakker, Rémy J L ^a   Feist, Jörg P ^b   Wellman, Richard G ^a   Nicholls, John R ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat flux gauge; Luminescence; Phosphorescence; Remote monitoring; Sensor TBC; Thermal barrier coating; Thermographic phosphor; YAG

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX GAUGES; REMOTE MONITORING; THERMAL BARRIER; THERMOGRAPHIC PHOSPHORS; YAG;

COATINGS; CONDITION MONITORING; DESIGN; GAGES; HEAT FLUX; LIGHT EMISSION; METAL WORKING; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOSPHORS; REMOTE CONTROL; SENSORS; SURFACES; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS;

EID: 78149439182     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3077662     Document Type: Article

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