Aluminide coating of gas turbine engine blade

Details Aluminide coating of gas turbine engine blade Aluminide coating of gas turbine engine blade

2006-04-11

2006-04-11

Chen, Bret (Department: 1762)

Coating processes

Coating by vapor, gas, or smoke

Metal coating

C427S253000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07026011

ABSTRACT:
A method for applying an aluminide coating on a gas turbine engine blade having an external surface and an internal cooling cavity having an internal surface that is connected to the external surface by cooling holes. The method is conducted in a vapor coating container having a hollow interior coating chamber, and includes the steps of loading the coating chamber with the blade to be coated; providing an aluminide coating gas in the loaded coating chamber; maintaining the loaded coating chamber comprising the aluminide coating gas at a specified temperature and time to deposit an aluminide coating on the external surface of the blade; and then flowing an inert carrier gas into the loaded coating chamber comprising the aluminide coating gas at a specified gas flow rate and time to move the aluminide coating gas through the cooling holes and internal cooling cavity and deposit an aluminide coating on the internal surface of the blade.

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