Review of Calcium Sulfate as an Alternative Cause of Hot Corrosion
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2017
Abstract
Research into hot corrosion and its preventative measures in gas turbine engines has focused almost exclusively on sodium sulfate since the early 1950s. However, current gas turbine engines on U.S. Department of Defense aircraft are exhibiting degradation due to hot corrosion following operations in locations where sodium sulfate is not present. In light of this, questions raised by previous hot corrosion research are reviewed with regard to U.S. Department of Defense operations. Initial lab results suggest calcium sulfate as a likely alternative initiator of hot corrosion in environments, or at temperatures, where sodium-sulfate-initiated hot corrosion is not probable.
DOI
Source Publication
Journal of Propulsion and Power (ISSN 0748-4658 | eISSN 1533-3876)
Recommended Citation
Krisak, M. B., Bentley, B. I., Phelps, A. W., & Radsick, T. C. (2017). Review of Calcium Sulfate as an Alternative Cause of Hot Corrosion. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 33(3), 697–703. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B35936
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Within the cited issue of JPP, this article was published as part of a Special Section on Best Practices for Performance and Diagnostic Measurements in Electric Propulsion.