Output details
12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Sheffield : A - Mechanical engineering and Advanced manufacturing
Article title
High speed wear testing of an abradable coating
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Wear
Article number
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Volume number
294-295
Issue number
-
First page of article
257
ISSN of journal
00431648
Year of publication
2012
Number of additional authors
1
Additional information
This paper is the output of research council (EP/H023895/1 - £100k) and industry sponsored research into aero-engine abradable linings (used on the insides of compressor and turbine casings). It is the first time that adhesion of material to the blade has been imaged during the rub process. Crucially, this shows wear and adhesion occur simultaneously – events previously thought independent. For the sponsor, Rolls-Royce, performance of abradable materials is critical to engine efficiency, as adhered material can break away and cause combustor blockages (contact: Surface Engineer). It led to further Rolls-Royce funded work (£75k) and a co-sponsored PhD studentship (£33k).
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
D - Solid Mechanics
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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