ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS BUILD ADVANCED LIGHTWEIGHT ENGINE BLADES
November 05, 2008
November 05, 2008
AUBURN, Ala., Nov. 5 -- Auburn University issued the following news release:
Through a grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Auburn University faculty member Yasser Gowayed, along with a team of researchers from the Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering, is designing and constructing physical models for a high-temperature capable, lightweight blade used in gas turbine engines. The blades are constructed from advanced ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), which can operat . . .
Through a grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Auburn University faculty member Yasser Gowayed, along with a team of researchers from the Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering, is designing and constructing physical models for a high-temperature capable, lightweight blade used in gas turbine engines. The blades are constructed from advanced ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), which can operat . . .