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Quantitative Evaluation of Partial Delamination in Thermal Barrier Coatings Using Ultrasonic C-scan Imaging

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Adoption of thermal barrier coatings (TBC) will help to improve the durability and thermal efficiency of turbine engines. Delamination of TBC owing to thermally grown metal oxides is a critical issue that needs periodical evaluation to ensure safety and effective maintenance for the financial benefits of industry. In this paper, a methodical approach using ultrasonic C-scan technique for quantitative evaluation of partial delamination area in TBC specimens was investigated. Preliminary studies were conducted using acoustic simulations and the experiments were carried out on a set of coin shaped TBC specimens prepared using plasma spray technique and isothermally degraded at 1100 °C for 25 h, 50 h, 100 h, and 150 h. Ultrasonic C-scans were performed using pulse echo technique with incident ultra sound radiation inclined normal to the surface of base metal of TBC system. Delamination maps of respective specimens were formulated from ultrasonic signals through proper signal processing and analysis techniques and the degree of delamination was evaluated with the help of existed mathematical model. The simulation results shows good agreement with the experimental data and this approach shows ability to estimate the degree of delamination from base metal surface.

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This subject is supported by Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) as ‘Public Technology program (No. 2016000700003) based on Environmental policy.

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    M. B. Kishore, Ho-Girl Lee, A. Gezaei Abera, H. J. Kim, C. S. Seok & S. J. Song

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Kishore, M.B., Lee, HG., Abera, A.G. et al. Quantitative Evaluation of Partial Delamination in Thermal Barrier Coatings Using Ultrasonic C-scan Imaging. Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. 21, 157–165 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-019-00143-8

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