Melt Infiltrated Ceramic Composites (Hipercomp) for Gas Turbine Engine Applications

Technical Report · Fri Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/936318· OSTI ID:936318

Corman, Gregory ^[1]; Luthra, Krishan

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1. Tiax Llc

This report covers work performed under the Continuous Fiber Ceramic Composites (CFCC) program by GE Global Research and its partners from 1994 through 2005. The processing of prepreg-derived, melt infiltrated (MI) composite systems based on monofilament and multifilament tow SiC fibers is described. Extensive mechanical and environmental exposure characterizations were performed on these systems, as well as on competing Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) systems. Although current monofilament SiC fibers have inherent oxidative stability limitations due to their carbon surface coatings, the MI CMC system based on multifilament tow (Hi-Nicalon ) proved to have excellent mechanical, thermal and time-dependent properties. The materials database generated from the material testing was used to design turbine hot gas path components, namely the shroud and combustor liner, utilizing the CMC materials. The feasibility of using such MI CMC materials in gas turbine engines was demonstrated via combustion rig testing of turbine shrouds and combustor liners, and through field engine tests of shrouds in a 2MW engine for >1000 hours. A unique combustion test facility was also developed that allowed coupons of the CMC materials to be exposed to high-pressure, high-velocity combustion gas environments for times up to {approx}4000 hours.

• Research Organization: Tiax Llc
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-00NT41000
• OSTI ID: 936318
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
CARBON
CERAMICS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTORS
DESIGN
ENGINES
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
FIBERS
GAS TURBINE ENGINES
LINERS
PROCESSING
SHROUDS
STABILITY
SURFACE COATING
TESTING
TURBINES