You certainly know that birds are enemies of jet engine turbine blades. But these jet engines have another nasty foe: sand. Even if the turbine blades are protected with thin layers of thermal barrier ...

Researchers using the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have identified aerothermal flaws in jet engine turbine blades that conventional simulation methods could not detect. The ...

Ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials are made of coated ceramic fibers surrounded by a ceramic matrix. They are tough, lightweight and capable of withstanding temperatures 300-400 degrees F hotter ...

UW mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate Stephan Brinckmann, from Clinton, N.J., and first-year graduate student Jackson Rambough, of Kingston, Wash., display a computer model and prototype of the ...

Jet engine technology is among some of the most advanced means of propulsion in the skies today. From commercial airlines to military fighter planes, these massive engines can be heard roaring ...

What are Ceramic Matrix Composites? Composite materials typically consist of two components: a reinforcement part to provide mechanical strength and a matrix material that holds all the components ...

According to Mikhail Kovalchuk, Russia is one of five countries in the world to have full-cycle jet engine production MOSCOW, February 6. /TASS/. Currently, Russian manufacturers "grow" turbine blades ...