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Rolls-Royce And Japanese Materials Institute To Develop Super Alloys
London, England (SPX) Jul 13, 2006 Rolls-Royce has announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Japan's National Institute for Materials Science to develop high-temperature super alloys for use in gas turbine engines. The agreement also creates the Rolls-Royce Center of Excellence for Aerospace Materials, based at NIMS' Sengen site in Tsukuba, Japan, north of Tokyo. The agreement constitutes the first scientific research program the company has directly funded in Japan, although Rolls-Royce has significant and long-standing links with that country in terms of product development, supply arrangements, as a market for products in the company's aerospace, marine and energy sectors, and as a participant in previous JAXA research programs. Competitive and environmental benefits can result from increasing the temperature capabilities of materials operating in the hottest parts of a gas turbine to improve fuel efficiency, which in turn reduces the emissions of carbon dioxide. Relatively small rises in temperature capability can bring quite large gains in fuel efficiency, so the new, five-year agreement represents an important step in the global challenge of achieving environmental benefits and specific targets for aero engines' CO2 emissions, Rolls-Royce said in a news release. Rolls-Royce has worked with NIMS for about 15 years, during which time the organizations collaborated with existing Rolls-Royce UTCs. The new agreement will include cooperative research with Cambridge University, which is experienced in the physics of blade alloys; Birmingham University, which studies the castability of materials, and Cranfield University, which focuses on coatings developments. The agreement also involves seeking materials with significantly improved fatigue and creep capabilities at higher temperatures. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links NIMS Rolls-Royce Space Technology News - Applications and Research
Research Office Helps Excite Oxygen to Make Laser
Arlington VA (AFNS) Jul 05, 2006A team of researchers supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research has made a breakthrough in Electric Oxygen Iodine Laser research. The results were recently presented at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Molecular Dynamics Program Review, held June 5-8, in Arlington. |
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