Abstract: A ring segment for a gas turbine engine includes a forward mate face with respect to a circumferential flow component of a working fluid of the gas turbine engine, an aft mate face opposite to the forward mate face, an arcuate body extending between the forward mate face and the aft mate face, the arcuate body having a first surface facing to the working fluid and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface includes an arcuate surface extending from the aft mate face toward the forward mate face, the arcuate surface having an arcuate cross section taken in a section plane that is normal to a central axis of the gas turbine engine, and a chamfered surface extending from the forward mate face toward the aft mate face, the chamfered surface having a non-arcuate cross section taken in the section plane.

Abstract: Materials and a process for forming a protective oxide coating. The high temperature coating system (108) includes at least a thermal barrier coating layer (104) and a thermally stable, deposit resistant protective layer (106) on the thermal barrier coating layer (104).

Abstract: Materials and a process for forming a protective oxide coating. The high temperature coating system (108) includes at least a thermal barrier coating layer (104) and a thermally stable, deposit resistant protective layer (106) on the thermal barrier coating layer (104).

Abstract: Compositions and method for preparing thermally sprayed coatings are disclosed. The inventive compositions include at least one component that is electrically-insulating and/or non-subliming at thermal spray temperatures; and at least one component that has a high coefficient of thermal expansion. The invention also provides a compositions and methods for preparing a coating comprising a spinel, from materials that do not comprise a spinel; and also provides non-spinel materials used to prepare coatings comprising spinel. The invention includes coatings made from the materials and methods; and articles comprising the coatings.

Abstract: Turbine engine (80) components, such as blades (92), vanes (104, 106), ring segment 110 abradable surfaces 120, or transitions (85), have vertically aligned engineered surface features (ESFs) (632, 634) and furcated engineered groove features (EGFs) (642, 652). A planform pattern of EGFs (642, 652) is cut into the outer surface of the component's thermal barrier coating (TBC). The EGF pattern includes a planform pattern of overlying vertices (644) respectively in vertical alignment with an underlying corresponding ESF (632, 634). At least three respective groove segments (642, 652, 642) within the EGF pattern (640) converge at each respective vertex (644) in a multifurcated pattern, so that crack-inducing stresses are attenuated in cascading fashion, as the stress (?A) is furcated (?B, ?C) at each successive vertex juncture.

Abstract: Turbine engine (80) components, such as blades (92), vanes (104, 106), ring segment 110 abradable surfaces 120, or transitions (85), have furcated engineered groove features (EGFs) (403, 404, 418, 509, 511, 512) that cut into the outer surface of the component's thermal barrier coating (TBC). In some embodiments, the EGF planform pattern defines adjoining outer hexagons (560, 640, 670, 690, 710). In some embodiments, the EGF pattern further defines within each outer hexagon (560, 640, 670, 690, 710) a planform pattern of adjoining inner polygons (570, 580, 590, 600, 610, 680, 682, 700, 702, 704, 705, 720). At least three respective groove segments (509, 511, 512) within the EGF pattern (506, 507, 508) converge at each respective outer hexagonal vertex (510, 564) or inner polygonal vertex (574, 564, 604, 614) in a multifurcated pattern, so that crack-inducing stresses are attenuated in cascading fashion, as the stress (?A) is furcated (?B, ?C) at each successive vertex juncture.

Abstract: Compositions and method for preparing thermally sprayed coatings are disclosed. The inventive compositions include at least one component that is electrically-insulating and/or non-subliming at thermal spray temperatures; and at least one component that has a high coefficient of thermal expansion. The invention also provides a compositions and methods for preparing a coating comprising a spinel, from materials that do not comprise a spinel; and also provides non-spinel materials used to prepare coatings comprising spinel. The invention includes coatings made from the materials and methods; and articles comprising the coatings.