Finite element simulation of a coating formation on a turbine blade during plasma spraying

• Published in: Surface & coatings technology Vol. 174; pp. 475 - 481
• Main Authors: Lugscheider, E., Nickel, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2003
• Subjects: APS process simulation; Growth models; Plasma simulation and modelling; Plasma spraying; Zirconium oxide; Plasma simulation and modelling; Zirconium oxide; Plasma spraying; APS process simulation; Growth models

The properties of an yttria partially stabilised zirconia thermal barrier coating and the formation of the coating itself are mainly influenced by plasma spraying process parameters (composition of the plasma, particle velocity and size, moving of the plasma torch, geometry of the substrate, distanc...