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Title: Quantifying thermal barrier coating delamination through luminescence modeling

Abstract

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are widely used in the hot sections of gas turbine systems as they are remarkably efficient in insulating the underlying superalloys, leading to higher operating temperatures and therefore enhancing the performance of the engines. However, this benefit is only possible if the integrity of the TBC under aggressive thermo-mechanical environments is ensured. Delamination is a common but hard to detect failure mode. We present, in this work, supported by experimentation, the implementation of a modeling approach applying the Kubelka-Munk theory to provide numerical quantification of luminescence contrast and intensity due to top coat delamination in TBCs. The method relies on the drastic change in reflectivity when a delamination forms, exploiting it for high-contrast luminescence mapping. Two distinct TBC configurations containing an erbium-doped yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ:Er3+) layer for delamination sensing were used to validate this model. A delamination zone induced by Rockwell indentation was successfully tracked by measuring an increase of the intensity of the erbium emission line at 562 nm. Luminescence-based methods for delamination detection can provide a revolutionary non-invasive technique, with potential for both off-line and on-line engine monitoring.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI Identifier:
1849247
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1638414
Grant/Contract Number:  
FE0031282
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Surface and Coatings Technology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 399; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0257-8972
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Materials Science; Physics; Delamination; Thermal barrier coatings; Erbium-doped yttria-stabilized zirconia; Kubelka-Munk model; Luminescence imaging

Citation Formats

Fouliard, Quentin, Ghosh, Ranajay, and Raghavan, Seetha. Quantifying thermal barrier coating delamination through luminescence modeling. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126153.
Fouliard, Quentin, Ghosh, Ranajay, & Raghavan, Seetha. Quantifying thermal barrier coating delamination through luminescence modeling. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126153
Fouliard, Quentin, Ghosh, Ranajay, and Raghavan, Seetha. Tue . "Quantifying thermal barrier coating delamination through luminescence modeling". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126153. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1849247.
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abstractNote = {Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are widely used in the hot sections of gas turbine systems as they are remarkably efficient in insulating the underlying superalloys, leading to higher operating temperatures and therefore enhancing the performance of the engines. However, this benefit is only possible if the integrity of the TBC under aggressive thermo-mechanical environments is ensured. Delamination is a common but hard to detect failure mode. We present, in this work, supported by experimentation, the implementation of a modeling approach applying the Kubelka-Munk theory to provide numerical quantification of luminescence contrast and intensity due to top coat delamination in TBCs. The method relies on the drastic change in reflectivity when a delamination forms, exploiting it for high-contrast luminescence mapping. Two distinct TBC configurations containing an erbium-doped yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ:Er3+) layer for delamination sensing were used to validate this model. A delamination zone induced by Rockwell indentation was successfully tracked by measuring an increase of the intensity of the erbium emission line at 562 nm. Luminescence-based methods for delamination detection can provide a revolutionary non-invasive technique, with potential for both off-line and on-line engine monitoring.},
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year = {Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
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