Erosion Resistant Coatings for Gas Turbine Components
The operation of aircraft in dusty environments presents maintenance challenges. The erosion of turbine hot section components in such environments can be countered by erosion resistant coatings and tapes.
Sand and other gritty substances accelerated through compressor blades and vanes result in:

• Roughened surfaces
• Burrs
• Loss of airfoil contour
• Changes in airfoil geometry
• Resonance shifts
• Blade structural weakening
• Increased failure risk

As the blades and vanes roughen or wear, the compressor becomes less efficient and requires more fuel and a higher turbine inlet temperature (TIT) to achieve the same power output from the turbine. Erosion resistant coatings mitigate such erosion damage, thus conserving fuel, and increasing the safety and lifetime of turbine hot section components.

Liburdi Engineering's proprietary RIC™ TiN process use physical vapor deposition (PVD)to create an erosion resistant coating that is highly effective for all gas turbine compressor section components.  LPM thin film tapes of WC and CrC are excellent for reducing wear and burn through in blades and vanes of hot section components. 

Learn more about Liburdi Engineering's RIC™ TiN erosion resistant coatings.

   View the RIC™ TiN datasheet.