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Stability of a ZrO2/Y2O3/ thermal barrier coating in turbine fuel with contaminants

Conference · · J. Eng. Power; (United States)
OSTI ID:6858372
The corrosion behavior of recently developed plasma sprayed duplex thermal barrier coating systems, consisting of Udimet-5000 alloy metal substrate bond coat and ZrO2 stabilized with 12 wt percent Y2O3 overcoat, has been evaluated in environments of utility turbines burning liquid fuels. The base fuel, GT-2, was doped with sodium, vanadium and sulfur, and burned in a gas turbine simulator which contained the coated, air-cooled specimens. The coatings were satisfactory combustion gases obtained by burning clean GT-2 fuel oil and containing 1 ppm Na. However, in the presence of vanadium in the fuel, the ZrO2-12wt%Y2O3 oxide coating showed severe cracking, chipping and spalling.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Pittsburgh, PA
OSTI ID:
6858372
Report Number(s):
CONF-790305-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: J. Eng. Power; (United States) Journal Volume: 102
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English