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Theme |
Theme: | Wind (T14) |
Status: | Active |
Start Date: | 2023-04-01 |
End Date: | 2025-03-31 |
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Principal Investigator |
McDonald, André |
Project Overview
This project involves the development of novel multifunctional, lightweight coatings for wear, erosion and ice resistant wind turbine blades operating under Canadian cold-climate conditions, remote Indigenous communities, and off-shore locations. The coatings can be applied on leading edges of wind turbine blades to prevent both surface erosion due to the impingement of solid particles (e.g., sand, dust, ash, hard rime or clear ice), adhesion of water droplets or ice, or ice formation on the surface. The lightweight coatings and the improved wear resistance will significantly reduce the payloads of the blades, which in turn, will support reduction of ~860 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year. To achieve this, we will develop high-strength, wear resistant high entropy alloy coatings with capabilities for high heat load energy generation. The project’s objectives are in line with the design of energy systems for minimal environmental impact.
Outputs
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Cold Sprayed Al-Based High Entropy Alloy Coatings with Zirconium DispersoidsDevelopment of Cold Sprayed Al-Based High Entropy Alloy Coatings with Zirconium Dispersoids for hydrogen embrittlement resistance. University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-05-20 | Mohammad Aatif Qazi, Maria Ophelia Dueñas Jarligo, McDonald, A. |
High-temperature Oxidation of Cold-sprayed AlCoCrFeMo High Entropy AlloyAssessment of High-temperature Oxidation of Cold-sprayed AlCoCrFeMo High Entropy Alloy University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-04-08 | Mohammad Aatif Qazi, Maria Ophelia Dueñas Jarligo, McDonald, A. |
Spray Parameter Optimization and Wear Performance Analysis of Thermally Sprayed AlCoCrFe Base CoatingsSpray Parameter Optimization and Wear Performance Analysis of Thermally Sprayed AlCoCrFe Base Coatings University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-04-29 | Mohammad Aatif Qazi, Maria Ophelia Dueñas Jarligo, McDonald, A. |
Thermal Stability of Thermal-sprayed AlCoCrFe-Mo High Entropy Alloy CoatingsAssessment of Thermal Stability of Thermal-sprayed AlCoCrFe-Mo High Entropy Alloy Coatings University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-09-30 | Mohammad Aatif Qazi, Maria Ophelia Dueñas Jarligo, McDonald, A. |
Zirconium Doping for Improved Performance of Cold-Sprayed High Entropy Alloy CoatingsDevelopment of Zirconium Doping for Improved Performance of Cold-Sprayed High Entropy Alloy Coatings for hydrogen embrittlement resistance University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-09-10 | Mohammad Aatif Qazi, Maria Ophelia Dueñas Jarligo, McDonald, A. |
Wear and Erosion Performance of Flame Sprayed Rare Earth Element-doped AlCoCrFeMo High Entropy Alloy CoatingsWear and Erosion Performance of Flame Sprayed Rare Earth Element-doped AlCoCrFeMo High Entropy Alloy Coatings University of Alberta | Publication | 2025-02-19 | Maria Ophelia Dueñas Jarligo, McDonald, A. |