Objective Increasing the efficiency of gas turbine engines has been the subject of continuous investigation and one in which European companies are especially active. Improving the abradable seal between the blade and casing, by reducing tip leakage, is an important area for research which will lead to a substantial improvement in engine efficiency and fuel consumption. The aim of this study is to gain a much better, more fundamental understanding of abradability and at the same time design and produce a new family of powder/coating methods and structures. To aid understanding, a computer simulation model will be developed and validated for abradability and wear against OEM data. The results of this study can be exploited in the highly competitive aero-engine market, power generation gas turbines, pump compressors and engine turbochargers. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model 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 UNIVERSITE DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT-MONTBELIARD Address Site de sevenans 90010 Belfort France See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 342-352,juelicherstrasse 344a 52070 Aachen See on map ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Unit 8 kinsealy business park, malahide, co Dublin 5 See on map EUROMAT GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 7,gladbacher strasse 21 52525 Heinsberg See on map INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS - ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC Czechia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Za slovankov 3 182 21 Praha 8 See on map MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Dachauer strasse 665 80995 Muenchen See on map NEOMET LTD. United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Cross lane 92 SK6 7PZ Stockport See on map RILLA, ALVAREZ Y LOPEZ SA Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Poligono industrial valnalon parc. 5-2 33930 Langreo See on map ROLLS ROYCE PLC United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Elton road DE24 8BJ Derby See on map
