SBIR/STTR Research Award
WEAR MEASUREMENT OF CERAMIC COMPONENTS IN GAS TURBINES
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Implant Sciences Corporation
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE MEASUREMENT OF WEAR DEBRIS FROM CERAMIC COMPONENTS IN HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS TURBINES CANNOT BE DONE USING CONVENTIONAL MAGNETIC TECHNIQUES. A METHOD IS PROPOSED USING THE THIN LAYER ACTIVATION TECHNIQUE TO IMPLANT A RADIOTRACER IN THE CERAMIC FOR EXTERNAL MONITORING. THE TECHNIQUE DOES NOT NEED INDEPENDENT CALIBRATION AND CAN MEASURE WEAR ON BOTH METAL AND CERAMIC COMPONENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY EVEN WHILE THE TURBINE IS OPERATING. THE TECHNIQUE IS LOW COST AND CAN MEASURE WEAR ON CERAMICS TO A PRECISION OF 1 MILLIONTH OF AN INCH. THE METHOD CAN ALSO BE USED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN OPERATIONAL SQUADRONS.
Technology keywords
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