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 EU contribution No data Address Site de Sevenans 90010 BELFORT France See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Germany EU contribution No data Address 342-352,Juelicherstrasse 344a 52070 AACHEN See on map Total cost No data ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD Ireland EU contribution No data Address Unit 8 Kinsealy Business Park, Malahide, Co Dublin 5 See on map Total cost No data EUROMAT GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address 7,Gladbacher strasse 21 52525 HEINSBERG See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS - ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC Czechia EU contribution No data Address ZA Slovankov 3 182 21 PRAHA 8 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 NEOMET LTD. United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Cross Lane 92 SK6 7PZ STOCKPORT See on map Total cost No data RILLA, ALVAREZ Y LOPEZ SA Spain EU contribution No data Address Poligono Industrial Valnalon Parc. 5-2 33930 LANGREO See on map Total cost No data ROLLS ROYCE PLC United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Elton Road DE24 8BJ DERBY See on map Total cost No data
