But these jet engines have another nasty foe: sand. Even if the turbine blades are protected with thin layers of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), they operate at very high temperatures.

A University of Virginia-led research team has developed new protective coatings that allow turbine engines to run at higher temperatures before components begin to fail. "Hotter engines are more ...

Is it possible to build a world-class air force on engines that crack, stall, and occasionally threaten to self-destruct ...

Chromalloy did not disclose the airline using the new coating, though the company's only Asian customer using its blades for the PW4000 series engine is Air India.

A grant from the Air Force Office of Science Research will help improve the design of jet engine turbine blades. The researchers plan to study disturbances in flow around a quartz model that ...

Jet turbine blades are typically fixed in one position. That geometry is chosen to enable the engine to perform most efficiently in one stage of flight, often cruise mode, which is the longest ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio March 9 (Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N), opens new tab is working on addressing issues with the durability of its LEAP jet engines and changes will be rolled out next year ...