Research

Astronomy & Space Sciences

Title :

Development of advanced thermal barrier coatings for high thrust rocket engines and components

Area of Research :

Astronomy & Space Sciences

Focus Area :

Thermal Barrier Coatings

Principal Investigator :

Dr. Gosipathala Sreedhar, Scientist, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikkudi, Tamil Nadu

Co-PI:

Dr. SGK Manikandan, ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu

Contact info :

Timeline Start Year :

2023

Total Budget (INR):

19,73,440

Details

Executive Summary :

Conventional Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) systems consist of a duplex structure with a metallic bond coat and a ceramic, heat-isolative topcoat. For thermal barrier coatings, potential materials like pyrochlore (e.g., La2Zr2O7,Gd2Zr2O7), spinel (MgAl2O4), perovskite (e.g., SrZrO3), or magnetoplumbite (e.g., LaMgAl11O19) structures are being explored. The necessary thermophysical and mechanical properties are being studied.

Achievements :

The project being undertaken by ISRO in collaboration with academia is directly or indirectly beneficial to the society.

Organizations involved