Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a method for removing a protective coating from a component, especially a turbine blade. According to the invention, the protective coating is removed, using mechanical shock waves having a shock wave repetition rate below 20 kHz.

Abstract: The cold spraying process according to the invention uses cold gas streams whose properties (temperature (T), particle density (?), pressure (p), particle velocity (v)) are variably changed such that they can be adapted to the desired properties of the coatings.

Abstract: A powder can be produced by immersing microparticles (2) in a first solution (4) which contains coupling molecules (5), and then in a second solution (10) which contains the nanoparticles (12), thereby producing microparticles (2) with nanoparticles (12) attached thereto. The particles form powder particles (14) which allow nanoparticles (12) that are smaller than approximately 5 [mu] to be applied to a component by cold gas spraying.

Abstract: A method of repairing a component, in particular a gas turbine component, which is produced from a base material with an oriented microstructure, comprises the steps of: cleaning the repair site, filling the repair site with a filling material corresponding to the composition of the base material, carrying out a heat treatment in the region of the filled repair site, wherein the filling material has micro- and/or nano-scale particles, during the filling of the repair site measures which prevent the oxidation of the filling material are taken, an the temperatures and holding times of the heat treatment are set appropriately for the composition of the filling material and of the base material of the component in such a way that an epitaxial attachment of the filling material to the surrounding bas material takes place.

Abstract: Apparatus and process for removing surface regions of a component. The prior art involves removing surface regions of a metallic component by means of electrochemical processes. The electrochemical process is accelerated by the use of a current pulse generator.

Abstract: There is described a substrate with a coating; the coating contains a coating matrix in whose matrix structure multilayered and/or encapsulated nanoparticles are arranged and release a dye when a limit temperature is exceeded the first time and/or trigger a color reaction which causes the color of the coating to change irreversibly.

Abstract: There is described a method wherein through holes of a wall are treated on a inside, and wherein one respective pole electrode is assigned to each through hole that is to be processed.

Abstract: Prior art protective layers can exercise their protecting function because they are depleted in a specific element which forms a protective oxide, or which is used as sacrificial material. When said material has been consumed, the protecting function can no longer be provided. The invention is characterized in that it consists in using powder particles comprising a reserve of the consumed material, which is delivered in delayed manner. Therefor, the material is enclosed in an envelope.

Abstract: Apparatus and process for removing surface regions of a component. The prior art involves removing surface regions of a metallic component by means of electrochemical processes. The electrochemical process is accelerated by the use of a current pulse generator.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of, and a nozzle arrangement for, spraying cold gas. The nozzle arrangement has a first nozzle and a second nozzle, which is arranged within the first nozzle. The first nozzle is fed a gas which optionally contains particles. The second nozzle is fed a particle-containing gas. The particles are applied to a surface of the substrate by means of the gases.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for filling material separations on the surface. In methods known in prior art, which are used for filling material separations, the substrate is often influenced in a negative manner by high processing temperatures and dissimilar additives. The inventive method overcomes said disadvantage, taking place at low temperatures and allowing the material separation to be completely filled without using dissimilar substances.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the nondestructive testing of a component, in which corrosion regions close to the surface, composed of oxidized carbides or sulfided base material close to the surface, are determined by means of an eddy current measurement. This allows the blades or vanes to be ground down and/or separated out in particular prior to a complex process of cleaning and coating the gas turbine blade or vane.

Abstract: The invention relates to a component for arrangement in the duct of a turbine engine. The component is provided with a coating, which has a surface structure with scales which overlap each other in the direction of flow of the turbine engine. The invention also relates to a spraying method for generating a coating on a component.

Abstract: Cracks are conventionally difficult to clean which often leads to damage to other regions of the component for cleaning. According to the invention, a plasma cleaning method is used, whereby a pressure and/or a separation of an electrode to the component are varied, in order to achieve a plasma cleaning in the crack.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a layer (110) having nanoparticles (40), on a substrate (100). The invention is based on the object of specifying a method for producing a layer containing nanoparticles, which method can be carried out particularly easily and nevertheless offers a very wide degree of freedom for the configuration and the composition of the layer to be produced. According to the invention, this object is achieved in that nanoparticles (40) are released and a nanoparticle stream (50) is produced in a first process chamber (10), the nanoparticle stream (50) is passed into a second process chamber (80), and the nanoparticles (40) are deposited on the substrate (100) in the second process chamber (80).

Abstract: Method for removing coatings which have been applied to components such as turbine blades. After the end of the product life cycle of the turbine blades has been reached, these coatings can be removed to reuse the turbine blades after recoating. The coating, containing in particular chromium oxide compounds is removed via a stripping bath by adding alkanolamine compounds or salts containing such compounds as the inhibitor. These compounds advantageously prevent new chromium oxide compounds from being produced during the stripping of the turbine blades or the chromium oxide compounds present in the coating are removed effectively, so that the chromium oxide compounds cannot have an adverse influence on the removal rate of the stripping process. Advantageously reduced treatment times can thereby be achieved for the stripping process. By adding 2% triethanolamine, the treatment time in hydrochloric acid for example can be reduced to below one hour.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the protection of openings in a component, produced from an electrically-conducting material, in particular, from metal or a metal alloy, during a machining process against the ingress of material, whereby the openings are sealed with a filler material before the machining process, which is removed again after the machining process. The machining processes particularly concern coating processes and welding processes. Said method is characterized in that an electrically-conducting filler material is applied, the electrical conductivity of which matches the electrical conductivity of the base material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing an area of a layer of a component consisting of metal or a metal compound. According to prior art, corrosion products of a component are removed in a first step by applying a molten mass or by heating in a voluminous powder bed. This requires high temperatures or a large amount of space. The inventive method for removing corrosion products of a component is characterized in that a cleaning agent is applied locally, which removes the corrosion products by means of a gaseous reaction product.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a chemoactive useful layer and sensor is disclosed, including a chemoactive useful layer. In at least one embodiment, a method is disclosed for producing a chemoactive useful layer. In at least one embodiment, nanoparticles having a catalytic action are introduced into the useful layer.

Abstract: Electrolytic methods are used to treat large external surfaces. There is described a method for internally coating through-holes of a wall, wherein an electrolyte flows through the through-hole during the treatment and deposits material on the respective inner surface. A single electrode is being used for at least two through-holes.