Development of EB-PVD TBC'S : the role of deposition temperature and plasma assistance
Gas turbine manufacturers have achieved continuingly improved engine efficiency and thrust-to-weight ratio by designing with increased Turbine Entry Temperature (TET).
Jaslier, Yann
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Microstructural damage of thermal barrier coatings due to CMAS [PDF]
Over recent years, due to a constant desire for higher efficiency engines and hence increased turbine entry temperatures and a proportional reduction in [Carbon dioxide] emissions, there is a need to understand how molten slags (CMAS: Calcia magnesia ...
Ndamka, Ngunjoh Lawrence
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Computer model to predict electron beam-physical vapour deposition (EB-PVD) and thermal barrier coating (TBC) deposition on substrates with complex geometry [PDF]
For many decades gas turbine engineers have investigated methods to improve engine efficiency further. These methods include advances in the composition and processing of materials, intricate cooling techniques, and the use of protective coatings ...
Pereira, Vitor Emanuel M. Loureiro S.
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Impact of a Bright Nickel Interlayer on the Performance of Solar Absorber Nano Coatings Deposited by Electroplating on Copper Substrate [PDF]
In this, work, a layer of bright nickel was deposited on the copper substrate using electroplating technique watts bath, before copper nanoparticles (CuNP) Evaporation via physically vapor deposition.
Mohammed Kadihm +2 more
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Surface Topography Effects on Functional Properties of PVD Coatings
This reprint provides a comprehensive overview of the surface topography of PVD coatings and their role in different tribological contacts. The authors show how the coating topography depends on the topography of the substrate’s surface, the intrinsic ...
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P-Type BiSb2Te3 thin film thermoelectric module fabricated on a flexible substrate through magnetron sputtering [PDF]
In this work, we deposited P-type BiSb2Te3-based thin films utilizing magnetron sputtering. After characterisations of their morphology and microstructure, a special in-plane advanced test system was used to simultaneously measure the thermal ...
Zhang Zhenxue +3 more
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Beyond being innervated: the epidermis actively shapes sensory dendritic patterning [PDF]
Sensing environmental cues requires well-built neuronal circuits linked to the body surface. Sensory neurons generate dendrites to innervate surface epithelium, thereby making it the largest sensory organ in the body.
Wei-Kang Yang, Cheng-Ting Chien
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CMAS corrosion of EB PVD TBCs: Identifying the minimum level to initiate damage [PDF]
Over the last decade a significant amount of research has been conducted into the durability of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) focusing mainly on issues of oxidation, erosion and foreign object damage (FOD). However, as the performance and durability
Whitman, G. +2 more
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In this study, a zirconium nitride/chromium nitride nano-multilayer coating was deposited on AISI 304 specimen using cathodic arc evaporation-physical vapor deposition (CAE-PVD).
Parviz Mohamadian Samim +3 more
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Morphology and optical properties of CdS thin films prepared by Physical Vapor Deposition method
The optical properties of cadmium sulfide thin films obtained by thermal evaporation in vacuum were studied. The stoichiometric compositions of the binary compound previously synthesized from high-purity powders of the initial components were used. Films
I.V. Vakaliuk +4 more
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