INCAS QUICK THERMAL TEST SHOCK INSTALLATION - QTS1

• Main Authors: Constantin VILCU, Constantin SERGHIE, Adriana STEFAN, Gheorghe IONESCU, Victor MANOLIU
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” - INCAS 2009-12-01
• Series: INCAS Bulletin
• Online Access: http://bulletin.incas.ro/files/victor_manoliu_v1no2_full.pdf

From the assembly of the wear factors which act on the “hot parts” of the turbo engines,respectively on the protective coatings, the thermal shock acts the most perturbing.The behavior of the materials at thermal shock is evaluated at present on unique installations,constructive and methodical different, in the specialized laboratories of the materialsmanufacturer, protective coatings included as well as of those specialized in testing.The thermal test shock installation conceived by INCAS and achieved in collaboration with INCDTCOMOTI for testing of the materials at thermal shock, especially those from the aerospatialdomain, represents a versatile construction, in progress in comparison with those known.The QTS1 - quick thermal test shock installation assures with reproducible results the materialevaluation in the heating and cooling speed conditions up to 100°C/s at heating and 60ºC/s atcooling, situations which correspond to the extreme functional conditions of the turbo engines,space shuttle, cogenerative systems, etc.