Embedded Temperature Sensor Evaluations for Turbomachinery Component Health Monitoring
Current rotorcraft gas turbine engines typically use titanium alloys and steel for the compressor section and single-crystal nickel superalloys for the hot-section turbine stator vanes and rotor blades. However, these material selections are rapidly changing due to increased requirements of power-de...
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| author | Muthuvel Murugan Michael Walock Anindya Ghoshal Robert Knapp Roger Caesley |
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| description | Current rotorcraft gas turbine engines typically use titanium alloys and steel for the compressor section and single-crystal nickel superalloys for the hot-section turbine stator vanes and rotor blades. However, these material selections are rapidly changing due to increased requirements of power-density and efficiency. Future U.S. Army gas turbine engines will be using ceramic matrix composites for many high temperature engine components due to their low density and improved durability in high temperature environments. The gas turbine industry is also actively developing adaptive concept technologies for production and assembly of modular gas turbine engine components with integrated sensing. In order to actively monitor engine components for extended seamless operation and improved reliability, it is essential to have intelligent embedded sensing to monitor the health of critical components in engines. Under this U.S. Army Foreign Technology Assessment Support (FTAS) program funded research project, embedded fiber-optic temperature sensors from U.K.-based company, Epsilon Optics Ltd (Fordingbridge, UK)., were experimentally evaluated to measure temperature responses on typical turbomachinery component material coupons. The temperature responses from this foreign technology sensor were assessed using a thermomechanical fatigue tester with a built-in furnace to conduct thermal cycling durability experiments. The experimental results obtained from the durability performance of this embedded fiber Bragg sensor are reported in this paper. This sensor technology, upon maturation to higher TRL (technology readiness level), can greatly reduce the lifecycle cost of future U.S. Army gas turbine engines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1196488d6fa47c49153ff2f150169882023-12-03T12:41:17ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-02-0114485210.3390/en14040852Embedded Temperature Sensor Evaluations for Turbomachinery Component Health MonitoringMuthuvel Murugan0Michael Walock1Anindya Ghoshal2Robert Knapp3Roger Caesley4U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command—Army Research Laboratory, Vehicle Technology Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, USAU.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command—Army Research Laboratory, Vehicle Technology Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, USAU.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command—Army Research Laboratory, Vehicle Technology Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, USAEpsilon Optics Ltd., 10 Glasshouse Studios, Fryern Court Road, Fordingbridge SP6 1QX, UKEpsilon Optics Ltd., 10 Glasshouse Studios, Fryern Court Road, Fordingbridge SP6 1QX, UKCurrent rotorcraft gas turbine engines typically use titanium alloys and steel for the compressor section and single-crystal nickel superalloys for the hot-section turbine stator vanes and rotor blades. However, these material selections are rapidly changing due to increased requirements of power-density and efficiency. Future U.S. Army gas turbine engines will be using ceramic matrix composites for many high temperature engine components due to their low density and improved durability in high temperature environments. The gas turbine industry is also actively developing adaptive concept technologies for production and assembly of modular gas turbine engine components with integrated sensing. In order to actively monitor engine components for extended seamless operation and improved reliability, it is essential to have intelligent embedded sensing to monitor the health of critical components in engines. Under this U.S. Army Foreign Technology Assessment Support (FTAS) program funded research project, embedded fiber-optic temperature sensors from U.K.-based company, Epsilon Optics Ltd (Fordingbridge, UK)., were experimentally evaluated to measure temperature responses on typical turbomachinery component material coupons. The temperature responses from this foreign technology sensor were assessed using a thermomechanical fatigue tester with a built-in furnace to conduct thermal cycling durability experiments. The experimental results obtained from the durability performance of this embedded fiber Bragg sensor are reported in this paper. This sensor technology, upon maturation to higher TRL (technology readiness level), can greatly reduce the lifecycle cost of future U.S. Army gas turbine engines.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/4/852embedded fiber-optic sensorturbomachineryfiber Bragg temperature sensorcomponent health monitoringhigh temperature sensor evaluation |
| spellingShingle | Muthuvel Murugan Michael Walock Anindya Ghoshal Robert Knapp Roger Caesley Embedded Temperature Sensor Evaluations for Turbomachinery Component Health Monitoring Energies embedded fiber-optic sensor turbomachinery fiber Bragg temperature sensor component health monitoring high temperature sensor evaluation |
| title | Embedded Temperature Sensor Evaluations for Turbomachinery Component Health Monitoring |
| title_full | Embedded Temperature Sensor Evaluations for Turbomachinery Component Health Monitoring |
| title_fullStr | Embedded Temperature Sensor Evaluations for Turbomachinery Component Health Monitoring |
| title_full_unstemmed | Embedded Temperature Sensor Evaluations for Turbomachinery Component Health Monitoring |
| title_short | Embedded Temperature Sensor Evaluations for Turbomachinery Component Health Monitoring |
| title_sort | embedded temperature sensor evaluations for turbomachinery component health monitoring |
| topic | embedded fiber-optic sensor turbomachinery fiber Bragg temperature sensor component health monitoring high temperature sensor evaluation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/4/852 |
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