ENGINE COMPONENT FOR A GAS TURBINE

• Main Authors: REINMOELLER ULF, SIRY CHRISTIAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.10.2010
• Subjects: APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; BLASTING; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

The object of the invention is an engine component for arrangement in the gas flow of a gas turbine. According to the invention, at least one part of the surface of said component subjected to the gas flow in operation comprises a modified amorphous carbon layer containing hydrogen that is applied using a vacuum coating technique.