Objective The aim of this project is to develop a thermal barrier coating (TBC) system for hot section components of gas turbines (GT) with a 50°C minimum increase in operating temperature over the current state of the art coating (7-8% Y203 partially stabilised ZrO2, YSZ) thereby maintaining the good material properties of YSZ. This will allow higher turbine entry temperatures, and, hence, more efficient GT engines with reduced fuel consumption and fewer harmful emissions. The possibility of compositional and morphological changes to the existing TBC system will be investigated, as well as, new coating compositions based on other than ZrO2. Standard production techniques will be employed for coating deposition. Initially, a total of twenty different systems will be screened w.r.t. their most critical properties (i.e. phase stability and sintering resistance). After a thorough assessment of screening test results in reference to project objectives six systems will be selected for processing in industrial equipment and further evaluation. The performance of the TBCs will be experimentally quantified and described by theoretical means and benchmarked with reference systems. All evaluations will include virgin and aged samples. The best coating systems will be tested and ranked in service. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-4. - Key Action New Perspectives in Aeronautics Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ALSTOM POWER GENERATION AG EU contribution No data Address Boveristrasse 22 68309 MANNHEIM Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AVIO S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Strada del Drosso 145 10135 TORINO (TURIN) See on map Total cost No data CHROMALLOY UNITED KINGDOM LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Linkmel Road 1, Eastwood NG16 3RZ NOTTINGHAM See on map Total cost No data COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Westerduinweg 3 1755 ZG PETTEN See on map Total cost No data ELASIS SCPA - SISTEMA RICERCA FIAT NEL MEZZOGIORNO Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Ex Aeroporto s.n. 80038 POMIGLIANO D'ARCO See on map Total cost No data GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTRE Germany EU contribution No data Address Linder Hoehe 51147 KOELN See on map Total cost No data LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AG Germany EU contribution No data Address 193,Weg Beim Jaeger 193 22313 HAMBURG See on map Total cost No data MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Dachauer Strasse 665 80995 MUENCHEN See on map Total cost No data OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES France EU contribution No data Address 29,Avenue de la Division Leclerc 29 92322 CHATILLON See on map Total cost No data SNECMA SA France EU contribution No data Address Bd. du Général Martial Valin, 2 75724 PARIS See on map Total cost No data