CERAMIC REGENERATOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The primary objectives of the DOE/NASA Ceramic Regenerator Design and Reliability Program is to develop ceramic regenerator cores that can be used in passenger car and industrial/truck gas turbine engines. The major cause of failure of early gas turbine regenerators was found to be chemical attack of the ceramic material. Improved materials and design concepts aimed at reducing or eliminating chemical attack were placed on durability test in Ford 707 industrial gas turbine engines late in 1974. This report describes the results of 10,745 hours of turbine engine durability testing accumulated during the period from July 1, 1978 to Dec. 31, 1978. Two materials, aluminum silicate and magnesium aluminum silicate, continue to show promise. Three aluminum silicate cores have attained the durability objective of 10,000 hours at 800C (1472F). Another aluminum silicate core shows minimal evidence of chemical attack after 7632 hours at 982C (1800F). The results obtained during the period in ceramic material screening tests, aerothermodynamic performance tests, stress analysis, cost studies, and material specifications are also included in this report.

• Corporate Authors:

  Ford Motor Company

  Research Staff, 23400 Michigan Avenue
  Dearborn, MI  United States  48124

  Department of the Navy

  The Pentagon
  Washington, DC  United States  20350

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • Fucinari, C A
  • Lingscheit, J N
  • Vallance, J K
• Publication Date: 1979-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 123 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum compounds; Analysis; Ceramic materials; Corrosion resistance; Costs; Development; Durability; Gas turbines; Magnesium compounds; Regenerators; Research; Silicates; Structural analysis; Turbine engines
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Research and development
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I94: Vehicle Corrosion;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317773
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOE/NASA-0008-79/6 Prog Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1980 12:00AM