Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) play a pivotal role in protecting the hot structures of modern
turbine engines in aerospace as well as utility applications. To meet the increasing efficiency …

Comprehensive understanding of failure mechanism of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) is
essential to develop the next generation advanced TBCs with longer lifetime. In this study, a …

Columnar‐structured thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) manufactured by electron beam‐
physical vapor deposition (EB‐PVD) are well known to exhibit high strain tolerance …

Ingestion of siliceous particulate debris into both propulsion and energy turbines has
introduced significant challenges in harnessing the benefits of enhanced operation …

Suspension plasma spraying (SPS) enables the production of various coating
microstructures with unique mechanical and thermal properties. Aeronautical manufacturers …

Cascaded arc plasma torches have now become mainstream in thermal spray industry
incorporating both multiple and single cathode configurations. Although there are anecdotal …

Thermal conductivity of porous thermal barrier coatings was evaluated using a newly
developed five-phase model. It was demonstrated that porosities distributed in coating …

Air plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are used extensively throughout the gas
turbine industry for both power and propulsion. As these engines push to higher …

The suspension plasma spray process is now emerging at the industrial scale, and open
questions remain regarding the formation of coatings through this process, especially …

Introduction of suspension and solution plasma spraying led to a breakthrough in the
deposition of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coatings and enabled preparation of new types …