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Advanced composite combustor structural concepts program
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lohmann, R. P. Sattar, M. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | An analytical study was conducted to assess the feasibility of and benefits derived from the use of high temperature composite materials in aircraft turbine engine combustor liners. The study included a survey and screening of the properties of three candidate composite materials including tungsten reinforced superalloys, carbon-carbon and silicon carbide (SiC) fibers reinforcing a ceramic matrix of lithium aluminosilicate (LAS). The SiC-LAS material was selected as offering the greatest near term potential primarily on the basis of high temperature capability. A limited experimental investigation was conducted to quantify some of the more critical mechanical properties of the SiC-LAS composite having a multidirection 0/45/-45/90 deg fiber orientation favored for the combustor linear application. Rigorous cyclic thermal tests demonstrated that SiC-LAS was extremely resistant to the thermal fatigue mechanisms that usually limit the life of metallic combustor liners. A thermal design study led to the definition of a composite liner concept that incorporated film cooled SiC-LAS shingles mounted on a Hastelloy X shell. With coolant fluxes consistent with the most advanced metallic liner technology, the calculated hot surface temperatures of the shingles were within the apparent near term capability of the material. Structural analyses indicated that the stresses in the composite panels were low, primarily because of the low coefficient of expansion of the material and it was concluded that the dominant failure mode of the liner would be an as yet unidentified deterioration of the composite from prolonged exposure to high temperature. An economic study, based on a medium thrust size commercial aircraft engine, indicated that the SiC-LAS combustor liner would weigh 22.8N (11.27 lb) less and cost less to manufacture than advanced metallic liner concepts intended for use in the late 1980's. |
| File Size | 22995114 |
| Page Count | 123 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870010954 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8vb3073x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Carbon-carbon Composites Economic Analysis Fatigue Life Stress Analysis Ceramic Matrix Composites Aluminum Silicates Gas Turbine Engines Linings Silicon Carbides Fiber Composites Thermal Cycling Tests Aircraft Engines Engine Parts Lithium Compounds Fatigue Tests Thermal Expansion Heat Resistant Alloys Metal Matrix Composites Thermal Conductivity Fiber Orientation Combustion Chambers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
