Phase-Field Modeling of the Sintering Process in Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) Systems

Motivation

Improving efficiency of gas engines and extending their operation time requires increasing inlet temperature.

Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBC) are used to extend the lives of substrate alloys by protecting them from high temperature and rapid temperature transients.

Sintering reduces the porosity of the TBC which increases its thermal conductivity and decreases its strain tolerance. So studying the sintering process will pave the way to produce robust and efficient TBC systems