Microstructural damage of thermal barrier coatings due to CMAS

Over recent years, due to a constant desire for higher efficiency engines and hence increased turbine entry temperatures and a proportional reduction in [Carbon dioxide] emissions, there is a need to understand how molten slags (CMAS: Calcia magnesia alumina-silicate), including volcanic ash, affect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ndamka, Ngunjoh Lawrence
Other Authors: Nicholls, J. R.; Wellman, Richard G.; Craig, M.
Published: Cranfield University 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.613494