Some rotor-grade gas turbine engine materials may contain multiple types of anomalies such as voids and inclusions that can be introduced during the manufacturing process. The number and size of anomalies can be very different for the various anomaly types, each of which may lead to premature fracture. The probability of failure of a component with multiple anomaly types can be predicted using established system reliability methods provided that the failure probabilities associated with individual anomaly types are known. Unfortunately, these failure probabilities are often difficult to obtain in practice. In this paper, an approach is presented that provides treatment for engine materials with multiple anomalies of multiple types. It is based on a previous work that has been extended to address the overlap among anomaly type failure modes using the method of Kaplan–Meier and is illustrated for risk prediction of a nickel-based superalloy. The results can be used to predict the risk of general materials with multiple types of anomalies.
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August 2011
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A Probabilistic Framework for Gas Turbine Engine Materials With Multiple Types of Anomalies
R. Craig McClung
e-mail: craig.mcclung@swri.org
R. Craig McClung
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Michael P. Enright
R. Craig McClung
Southwest Research Institute
, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238e-mail: craig.mcclung@swri.org
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Aug 2011, 133(8): 082502 (10 pages)
Published Online: April 5, 2011
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Received:
May 4, 2010
Revised:
May 19, 2010
Online:
April 5, 2011
Published:
April 5, 2011
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Enright, M. P., and McClung, R. C. (April 5, 2011). "A Probabilistic Framework for Gas Turbine Engine Materials With Multiple Types of Anomalies." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. August 2011; 133(8): 082502. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002675
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