The sol-gel and hydrophobic properties of antifriction coatings for use in high-speed mini-turbogenerators

Autor: T. V. Khamova, Olga A. Shilova, V. N. Antipov, N. E. Esipova, I. Yu. Kruchinina, E. Yu. Ladilina, K. E. Pugachev, O. I. Proskurina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Glass Physics and Chemistry. 40:319-323
ISSN: 1608-313X
1087-6596
DOI: 10.1134/s1087659614030201
Popis: The state of the surface of organic-inorganic coatings derived by sol-gel technology on a steel surface and their effect on the reduction of the air friction losses of a mini-turbogenerator rotor were studied. Two hypotheses about the effect of the surface condition on the reduction of the air friction losses—by improving the surface smoothness and by creating a superhydrophobic surface—were suggested and tested. Smooth epoxy-titanate coatings including those doped with a fluorine-containing organosilicon polymer and superhydrophobic surfaces based on hydrolyzed methyltriethoxysilane with an aerosol additive were tested on a model mini-turbogenerator test setup. It was established that the smooth coatings reduce the total friction losses of the mini-turbogenertor by ∼5%, while the superhydrophobic coatings reduce them by ∼7%.
Databáze: OpenAIRE