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Turbine blade wear and damage – An overview of advanced characterization techniques

Verschleiß und Schädigung von Turbinenschaufeln – Ein Überblick innovativer Charakterisierungstechniken
  • Jochen Schlobohm , Oliver Bruchwald , Wojciech Frackowiak , Yinan Li , Markus Kästner , Andreas Pösch , Wilfried Reimche , Eduard Reithmeier and Hans Jürgen Maier
From the journal Materials Testing

Abstract

This paper gives an overview of four measurement techniques that allow to extensively characterize the status of a worn turbine blade. In addition to the measurement of geometry and surface properties, the condition of the two protective coatings needs to be monitored. Fringe projection was used to detect and quantify geometric variances. The technique was improved using newly developed algorithms like inverse fringe projection. A Michelson interferometer was employed to further analyze areas with geometric defects and characterize the surface morphology of the blade. Pulsed high frequency induction thermography enabled the scanning of the blade for small cracks at or close to the surface. High frequency eddy current testing was used to determine the protective layers status and their thickness.

Kurzfassung

Diese Arbeit gibt einen Überblick über vier unterschiedliche Messsysteme, mit denen der Zustand einer Turbinenschaufel detailliert charakterisiert werden kann. Hierbei werden sowohl die Geometrie und die Oberflächenstruktur erfasst, als auch der Zustand der Schutzschichten bewertet. Für die quantitative Darstellung der makroskopischen Geometrie wird in dieser Arbeit die Streifenprojektion eingesetzt. Das Verfahren wurde um Algorithmen zur inversen Streifenprojektion erweitert, die eine Messung mit nur einer Aufnahme ermöglicht. Mittels eines Michelson-Interferometers können Fehlerstellen genauer analysiert und die Oberflächenstruktur detaillierter charakterisiert werden. Mit der gepulsten Hochfrequenz-Induktions-Thermographie kann die Turbinenschaufel auf feine Risse in und nahe unterhalb der Oberfläche untersucht werden. Der Zustand und die Dicke der keramischen und metallischen Schutzschichten lassen sich abschließend mit der Hochfrequenz-Wirbelstromtechnik erfassen. Die Kombination der vier Messverfahren ermöglicht somit eine schnelle Charakterisierung der wichtigsten Eigenschaften betriebsbeanspruchter Turbinenschaufeln.


*Correspondence Address, M.Sc. Jochen Schlobohm, Institute of Measurement and Automatic Control, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Nienburger Str. 17, 30167 Hannover, Germany, E-mail:

Jochen Schlobohm, born in 1985, received his Master degree in Computer Science from Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany in 2013 and is currently a PhD student at the Institut für Mess- und Regelungstechnik (Institute of Measurement and Automatic Control) of that same unviersity.

Oliver Bruchwald, born in 1982, received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany in 2009 and is currently a PhD student at the Institut für Werkstoffkunde (Material Science) of the same university.

Wojciech Frackowiak, born in 1979, received his Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany in 2009 and is currently a PhD student at the Institut für Werkstoffkunde (Materials Science) in Hannover.

Yinan Li, born in 1984, received an MSc degree in Engineering Computer Sciences from the University of Paderborn, Germany and is currently a PhD student at the Institut für Mess- und Regelungstechnik (Institute of Measurement and Automatic Control), Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany.

Markus Kästner received his degree in Physics from the Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany in 2003. Since 2004, he worked as a research fellow at the Institut für Mess- und Regelungstechnik (Institute of Measurement and Automatic Control) of the Leibniz University Hannover, where he received his PhD in 2008. In the same year, he became the Head of the work group Production Metrology. His main fields of work are production metrology, optical metrology and coordinate metrology.

Andreas Pösch received his diploma in Mechatronics from Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany in 2009 before starting as an engineer at the Fraunhofer IIS. After finishing his PhD in 2014 at the Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany, he became Head of the research group for industrial and medical imaging at the Institut für Mess- und Regelungstechnik (Institute of Measurement and Automatic Control), Leibniz University, Hannover.

Wilfried Reimche, born in 1949, received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Leibniz University Hannover, Germany in 1985. In 1986 he was promoted to academic director at the Institute of nuclear engineering and non-destructive testing. Since 2000 he leads the non-destructive testing department at the Institut für Werkstoffkunde (Materials Science) in Hannover.

Eduard Reithmeier, born in 1957, received his PhD in Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, Germany in 1989. In 1995, after working several years for companies and research institutes, he became full Professor at the Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, and is now Director of the Institut für Mess- und Regelungstechnik (Institute of Measurement and Automatic Control) at that unviersity.

Hans Jürgen Maier, born in 1960, received his PhD in Materials Science from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany in 1990. Following various post-doc positions, he was appointed Chair Professor of the University of Paderborn, Germany in 1999. Since 2012, he is Professor and Director of the Institut für Werkstoffkunde (Materials Science) at Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany.


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Published Online: 2016-04-22
Published in Print: 2016-05-02

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