Fretting Fatigue Cracking of a Center Guide Bolt Supporting the Combustion Chamber in a Heavy-duty Gas Turbine Engine

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-175
Author(s):  
A. Neidel ◽  
B. Fischer ◽  
T. Gädicke
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Fatigue Cracking ◽  
Fretting Fatigue ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Heavy Duty Gas Turbine

Metallurgical Failure Investigation of Combustion Chamber Leakage in a Heavy-duty Gas Turbine Engine

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 781-792
Author(s):  
A. Neidel ◽  
T. Gädicke ◽  
S. Riesenbeck ◽  
S. Wallich
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Material Defects ◽  
Failure Investigation ◽  
Heavy Duty Gas Turbine ◽  
Component Failures

Abstract In this contribution, a case study is presented describing the failure of a combustion chamber assembly in a non-OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) gas turbine engine used for power generation. It showed how even advanced fabrication methods, such as Electron Beam (EB) welding, could trigger fatigue fracture, even if there are no material defects, no weld imperfections, no fabrication flaws, and even if everything is within specified limits. As is so often the case in component failures, the fact that failures occur anyway, despite the absence of out-of-spec material properties, and even though there were no fabrication flaws, is attributable to the design; which is often not sturdy enough to withstand unexpected dynamic loading.

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