... and thereby increase its resistance to erosion. Design/methodology/approach The synthesis of SiC coating was achieved through the pack cementation process, using two various activators, which were NH ₄Cl and CrCl₃.6H₂O at a temperature of 1,500°C for 2 h under argon flow...

... on the engine measurable parameters. Design/methodology/approach The method is based on the implementation of an artificial neural network (ANN) trained with well-known cases referred to real conditions, able to recognize degradation because of two main gas turbine engine deterioration effects: erosion...

.... David Hogg, DERA's rain erosion facility manager, said: The damage cause by rain erosion could turn into a serious and dangerous situation. The problem is that no material will survive rain impact at today's flight speeds, but some materials are more resilient than others. DERA's rain rig tests...