Recent progress in service induced degradation of turbine blades of aeroengine due to overheating

Abstract

As one of the core hot components of aeroengines, the safe service of turbine blades is crucial to the operation of aeroengines.When the aeroengines encounter some emergency conditions, the turbine blades may suffer overheating, the temperature of which is much higher than the highest normal operating temperature. Overheating can lead to serious microstructural degradation and even premature failure of turbine blades. In this paper,the methods of overheat inspection and failure analysis were introduced, as well asthe effects of overheating on the microstructural degradation and mechanical propertiesof aeroenginesturbine blades. In addition, the damage assessment, life prediction and microstructure rejuvenation of superalloys after overheating were prospected in this paper, which provide a guidance and theoretical basis for the degradation evaluation and failure analysis of turbine blades as well as the development of new superalloys.

Keywords

• turbine blade
• overheating
• microstructure
• mechanical property