Nanoparticle-based coating for aircraft engines may triple service life and reduce fuel consumption
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 12:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have started using nanoparticles in the heat-insulating surface layer that protects aircraft engines from heat. In tests, this increased the service life of the coating by 300%. This is something that interests the aircraft industry to a very great degree, and the hope is that motors with the new layers will be in production within two years.