Open AccessRejuvenating Engines with Rotating Internal Processing Heads
Author(s) -
Kalawrytinos Stephan,
Desmecht Hugues
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
laser technik journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1863-9119
pISSN - 1613-7728
DOI - 10.1002/latj.201090074
Subject(s) - damages , abrasion (mechanical) , profitability index , service life , corrosion , forensic engineering , cladding (metalworking) , automotive engineering , computer science , environmental science , reliability engineering , business , materials science , mechanical engineering , engineering , metallurgy , finance , law , political science
Much is expected of large engines: In spite of most difficult working conditions and extreme stress resulting from abrasion, erosion and corrosion, their maximum availability is a must. Damages caused by wear affect the operational safety due to unexpected downtimes. The application of laser cladding to increase performance, profitability and service life of heavily stressed large engines is a wellproven technology.