Patents by Inventor Katsumi Namba

Katsumi Namba has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220243592
    Abstract: A repair method for a gas turbine blade comprises: a step of removing a thermal barrier coating to expose at least part of a base material of the gas turbine blade; a first etching step of etching the exposed base material; a first identification step of identifying a base material deterioration layer that is harder than the base material from the etched base material; a first removal step of removing the identified base material deterioration layer if the base material deterioration layer is identified in the first identification step; and a step of applying a thermal barrier coating to the exposed base material after it is determined that there is no base material deterioration layer in the first identification step, or after the base material deterioration layer is removed in the first removal step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Katsumi NAMBA, Masahiro YAMADA, Masaharu ISHIDA, Ryosuke KIMURA, Rin OKAYASU, Yosuke KAWACHI, Yasuki DATE
  • Patent number: 8586169
    Abstract: There are provided a thermal barrier coating material and a thermal barrier coating member that can suppress spalling when used at a high temperature and have a high thermal barrier effect, a method for producing the same, a turbine member coated with a thermal barrier coating, and a gas turbine. The thermal barrier coating member comprises a heat resistant substrate, a bond coat layer formed thereon, and a ceramic layer formed further thereon, wherein the ceramic layer comprises an oxide which consists of an oxide represented by the general formula A2Zr2O7 doped with a predetermined amount of CaO or MgO and has 10 volume % or more of a pyrochlore type crystal structure, where A represents any of La, Nd, Sm, Gd, and Dy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Namba, Taiji Torigoe, Ikuo Okada, Kazutaka Mori, Ichiro Nagano, Yutaka Kawata, Koji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8370084
    Abstract: A method by which physical properties, including the Young's modulus and thermal conductivity of a ceramic layer of a thermal barrier coating formed on a high-temperature member, are quickly and accurately estimated. A method for estimating a physical property of a ceramic includes a step of calculating the Larson-Miller parameter from the time for which and the temperature at which the ceramic is heated; a step of acquiring the porosity of the ceramic corresponding to the calculated Larson-Miller parameter, based on the calculated Larson-Miller parameter and a diagram correlating the Larson-Miller parameter and the porosity obtained from samples having the same composition as the ceramic; and a step of acquiring the physical property of the ceramic corresponding to the acquired porosity, based on the acquired porosity and a diagram correlating the porosity and the physical property obtained from samples having the same composition as the ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Namba, Taiji Torigoe, Ikuo Okada, Kazutaka Mori, Yasuhiko Tsuru, Masato Shida, Ichiro Nagano, Eisaku Ito, Koji Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110138596
    Abstract: A bond layer 11 is formed by thermally spraying a Ni—Al alloy on a worn portion of a member 10, and thereafter, a buildup layer 12 is formed by thermally spraying a stainless steel onto the bond layer 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Katsumi Namba, Ikuo Okada, Taiji Torigoe, Ichiro Ichihashi, Tomohiro Ono, Motoyoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7859100
    Abstract: Provided are a thermal barrier coating material and a member coated with thermal barrier that can suppress the separation when used at a high temperature, and have a high thermal barrier effect; a method for manufacturing the member coated with thermal barrier; a turbine member coated with the thermal barrier coating material; and a gas turbine. More specifically provided are a shield coating member comprising a heat-resistant substrate, a bond coat layer formed on the heat-resistant substrate, and a ceramic layer formed on the bond coat layer, wherein the ceramic layer comprises a ceramic represented by a general formula A2Zr2O7, wherein A denotes a rare earth element, and the ceramic layer has (a) a porosity of 1 to 30%, (b) cracks in a thickness direction in pitches of 5 to 100% the total thickness of layers other than the bond coat layer on the heat-resistant substrate, or (c) columnar crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Taiji Torigoe, Ikuo Okada, Katsumi Namba, Kazutaka Mori, Wei Pan, Qiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20100217540
    Abstract: A method is provided by which physical properties, in particular, the Young's modulus and thermal conductivity of a ceramic layer of a thermal barrier coating formed on a high-temperature member are accurately estimated in a short period of time. A method for estimating a physical property of a ceramic includes a step of calculating the Larson-Miller parameter from the time for which and the temperature at which the ceramic is heated; a step of acquiring the porosity of the ceramic corresponding to the calculated Larson-Miller parameter, based on the calculated Larson-Miller parameter and a diagram correlating the Larson-Miller parameter and the porosity obtained from samples having the same composition as the ceramic; and a step of acquiring the physical property of the ceramic corresponding to the acquired porosity, based on the acquired porosity and a diagram correlating the porosity and the physical property obtained from samples having the same composition as the ceramic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Namba, Taiji Torigoe, Ikuo Okada, Kazutaka Mori, Yasuhiko Tsuru, Masato Shida, Ichiro Nagano, Eisaku Ito, Koji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7781881
    Abstract: Provided are a thermal barrier coating material and a member coated with thermal barrier that can suppress the separation when used at a high temperature, and have a high thermal barrier effect; a method for manufacturing the member coated with thermal barrier; a turbine member coated with the thermal barrier coating material; and a gas turbine. More specifically provided are a shield coating member comprising a heat-resistant substrate, a bond coat layer formed on the heat-resistant substrate, and a ceramic layer formed on the bond coat layer, wherein the ceramic layer comprises a ceramic represented by a general formula A2Zr2O7, wherein A denotes a rare earth element, and the ceramic layer has (a) a porosity of 1 to 30%, (b) cracks in a thickness direction in pitches of 5 to 100% the total thickness of layers other than the bond coat layer on the heat-resistant substrate, or (c) columnar crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Taiji Torigoe, Ikuo Okada, Katsumi Namba, Kazutaka Mori, Wei Pan, Qiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20090176059
    Abstract: There are provided a thermal barrier coating material and a thermal barrier coating member that can suppress spalling when used at a high temperature and have a high thermal barrier effect, a method for producing the same, a turbine member coated with a thermal barrier coating, and a gas turbine. The thermal barrier coating member comprises a heat resistant substrate, a bond coat layer formed thereon, and a ceramic layer formed further thereon, wherein the ceramic layer comprises an oxide which consists of an oxide represented by the general formula A2Zr2O7 doped with a predetermined amount of CaO or MgO and has 10 volume % or more of a pyrochlore type crystal structure, where A represents any of La, Nd, Sm, Gd, and Dy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Namba, Taiji Torigoe, Ikuo Okada, Kazutaka Mori, Ichiro Nagano, Yutaka Kawata, Koji Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20080131608
    Abstract: Provided are a thermal barrier coating material and a member coated with thermal barrier that can suppress the separation when used at a high temperature, and have a high thermal barrier effect; a method for manufacturing the member coated with thermal barrier; a turbine member coated with the thermal barrier coating material; and a gas turbine. More specifically provided are a shield coating member comprising a heat-resistant substrate, a bond coat layer formed on the heat-resistant substrate, and a ceramic layer formed on the bond coat layer, wherein the ceramic layer comprises a ceramic represented by a general formula A2Zr2O7, wherein A denotes a rare earth element, and the ceramic layer has (a) a porosity of 1 to 30%, (b) cracks in a thickness direction in pitches of 5 to 100% the total thickness of layers other than the bond coat layer on the heat-resistant substrate, or (c) columnar crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Taiji Torigoe, Ikuo Okada, Katsumi Namba, Kazutaka Mori, Wei Pan, Qiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20060151856
    Abstract: Provided are a thermal barrier coating material and a member coated with thermal barrier that can suppress the separation when used at a high temperature, and have a high thermal barrier effect; a method for manufacturing the member coated with thermal barrier; a turbine member coated with the thermal barrier coating material; and a gas turbine. More specifically provided are a shield coating member comprising a heat-resistant substrate, a bond coat layer formed on the heat-resistant substrate, and a ceramic layer formed on the bond coat layer, wherein the ceramic layer comprises a ceramic represented by a general formula A2Zr2O7, wherein A denotes a rare earth element, and the ceramic layer has (a) a porosity of 1 to 30%, (b) cracks in a thickness direction in pitches of 5 to 100% the total thickness of layers other than the bond coat layer on the heat-resistant substrate, or (c) columnar crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Taiji Torigoe, Ikuo Okada, Katsumi Namba, Kazutaka Mori, Wei Pan, Qiang Xu