Turbine Blade CoatingWith Modular and Reliable Equipment
and superior electron beam technology
Why EB-PVD for Turbine Blade Coating?
Purpose
- Lowering temperatures of hot section components of aero engines exposed to high-temperature combustion
- Protection against oxidation & corrosion caused by high-temperature gas
Effect
- Allows increased working temperature of turbine
- Increased efficiency of turbine
- Extended lifetime of components
Coating Quality
- Characteristic columnar structure of EB-PVD coatings by optimized combination of process parameters: temperature, rotation speed, coating rate, process gas
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EB-PVD Coater Concept
Substrate handling by superior substrate feeder concept providing full programmable rotation and tilting of components during coating
Thermal radiation heating in fully insulated heater structure – rapid heating at excellent uniformity of up to 1200 °C
High-rate electron beam evaporation of TBC layers from ceramic ingots due to industry-leading electron beam equipment
Superior maintenance concept for short downtimes
Flexible design layout: single-sided / dual-sided feeding
Advanced coating options: single-material / dual-material coating
Technical Data
Technical Data
| TUBA LabX | TUBA PilotX | TUBA VolumeX | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application | R&D | Pilot Production | Volume Production |
| Footprint 1 [approx., L × W × H, m] | 7.5 × 5.5 × 3.5 | 16.0 × 8.5 × 5.4 | 20.0 × 22.0 × 6.5 |
| Feeders | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| EB systems 2 | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 | 2 |
| Crucibles | 2 | 2 | 2 or 4 |
| Ingot capacity per crucible [m] | 0.25 | 5 | 10 |
| Ingot diameter [mm] | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Substrate movement | rotation | rotation + tilting | rotation + tilting |
| Substrate temperature / pre-heating [°C] | max. 1,200 | max. 1,200 | max. 1,200 |
| Substrate temperature / coating [°C] | 900 to 1,000 | 900 to 1,000 | 900 to 1,000 |
| Coating window [L × W, mm] | 120 × 120 | 350 × 150 | 450 × 140 |
| Uniformity typical | +/- 15% | +/- 10% | +/- 10% |
| Productivity [pcs./year] | --- | 5,000 - 20,000 | 150,000 - 200,000 |
1 incl. HV cabinets & re-cooling unit
2 each 150 kW / 40 kV / solid cathode lifetime ≥ 200 h
Support
Engineering
Simulation . Sampling . Layout
Technology & Application Center
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