The effect of the interaction between wear and steam oxidation on the degradation of abradable seals for steam turbine applications

The following report investigates the use of abradable seal technology in industrial steam turbine applications. Abradable seals are a highly adaptable, widely applicable and cheap method of improving seal performance. By retrofitting abradable coatings to existing labyrinth seals, improvements in t...

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Main Author: Broadbent, Tristram
Other Authors: Hainsworth, Sarah; Atkinson, Helen
Published: University of Leicester 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.647114