Degradación de materiales cerámicos en atmósferas de combustión. Dos casos prácticos: Quemadores y turbinas de gas

Abstract

The use of ceramic materials in energy applications with the aim of power saving through the use of high working temperatures is widely extended due to their better behaviour in those working conditions compared to than metallic materials. However, the combustion environments developed in specific applications can lead to the degradation of such materials. In this work, two ceramic materials employed in these applications are studied; a cordierite material, used as gas radiant burner for its possible application in domestic combustion boilers, and an Y2O3 stabilized ZrO2 coating, used as thermal barrier coating on metallic components of a gas turbine for power generation. The microstructure and phase evolution in both materials after ageing under working conditions allows identifying the main degradation mechanism responsible of the degradation.