Greener, meaner diesels sport thermal barrier coatings

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Advanced Materials and Processes; (United States)

OSTI ID:5073563

Winkler, M F ^[1]; Parker, D W ^[2]

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1. FCS Inc., Centerbrook, CT (US)
2. General Plasma Inc., East Windsor, CT (US)

The highly reliable diesel engine has long been the workhorse of the transportation, industrial power, utility, and marine industries. Demand for diesels is expected to accelerate well into the next century, driven by the engine's ability to economically produce power in almost any environment. Increasingly stringent environmental, efficiency, and durability requirements, however, present new challenges to diesel engine manufacturers and operators. This paper reports that many of these challenges can be met entirely, or in part, by thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). Diesel engine TBCs are plasma-spray-applied ceramics, which insulate combustion system components, such as pistons, valves, and piston fire decks, from heat and thermal shock.

• OSTI ID: 5073563
• Journal Information: Advanced Materials and Processes; (United States), Journal Name: Advanced Materials and Processes; (United States) Vol. 141:5; ISSN AMAPE; ISSN 0882-7958
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330102* -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Diesel
330603 -- Vehicle Design Factors-- Engine System
CERAMICS
COATINGS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DIESEL ENGINES
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY
ENGINES
ENVIRONMENT
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LIFETIME
PISTONS
SERVICE LIFE
SPRAYED COATINGS
THERMAL INSULATION
THERMAL SHOCK
VALVES