Abstract
Employing ceramic materials for the critical components of industrial gas turbines is anticipated to improve the thermal efficiency of power plants. We have developed a first stage ceramic stator vane for a 1500°, 20MW class industrial gas turbine by improving our original one for a 1300°C class gas turbine. Our stator vane has a hybrid ceramic/metal structure composed of a ceramic shell, a metal core and a heat insulating layer. This composition increases the strength of the brittle ceramic parts and reduces the amount of cooling air. To improve the durability and reliability of the stator vane in 1500°C combustion gas, the ceramic shell uses silicon carbide instead of silicon nitride, and its configuration is improved. Furthermore, we use an internal cooling system to control the temperature of the metal core. Thermal loading cascade tests are conducted to prove the reliability and cooling performance of the stator vane.
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