Solid particle erosion testing of helicopter rotor blade materials

Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-108

  Pepi, Marc ^a   Squillacioti, Richard ^a   Pfledderer, Lynne ^b   Phelps, Andrew ^b,c  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coatings; Erosive failure; Sand; Solid particle erosion

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE COMPONENTS; AFGHANISTAN; ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; ANTI-TERROR OPERATIONS; ARMY AVIATION; ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORIES; COATING SYSTEM; COATING TECHNOLOGIES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; DRY CONDITION; EROSION RATES; EROSION RESISTANCE; EROSION RESISTANT; EROSION TESTING; FIELD FAILURE; HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES; LEADING EDGE; MASS LOSS; PARTICLE LOADING; POST-TEST ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL FIELD; PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS; QUARTZ GRAINS; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; ROTOR BLADES; SAND EROSION; SAND MIXTURE; SOLID PARTICLE EROSION; SOLID PARTICLES; SOLID-PARTICLE EROSION TESTING; TEST PROTOCOLS; TESTING AND EVALUATION; U.S. ARMY; UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON; VISUAL EXAMINATION; VOLUME LOSS; WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE;

CHARACTERIZATION; COATINGS; EROSION; MACHINERY; MATERIALS TESTING; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

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EID: 84861095916     PISSN: 15477029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11668-011-9531-3     Document Type: Review

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