Image credit © UEC (United Engine Corporation) The PD-8 turbofan engine has successfully completed bird ingestion tests at the open-air test facility of UEC-Saturn in Rybinsk. The trials evaluated engine […]
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Tag: engine blades
Made in Russia: A Complete Turbine Blade Production Cycle Ensures Technological Independence for Aircraft Engine Manufacturing
Image © UEC Press Service Gas turbine engine (GTE) blades are a critical component of aircraft power plants. As Soviet engine designer Nikolai Kuznetsov noted, emphasizing their importance, “An engine […]
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Why Turbine Blades Are Key to the Aero Engine Efficiency Race
Photo by © UEC Gas turbine engine blades are among the most technologically advanced and challenging components to manufacture. Their creation demands the utmost precision, utilising cutting-edge materials and technologies. […]
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Novel Blade Treatment Methods Enhance Aeroengine Reliability
Photo by © UEC Over 47,000 passenger aircraft worldwide, and approximately 1,500 in Russia, take to the skies thanks to gas turbine engines. A critical component within their design is […]
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Composite material for fan blades of PD-35 engine is a breakthrough in the field of polymers
Photo by © UEC press service In 2020, the United Engine Corporation (UEC) together with relevant research institutes completed the development and manufactured the first prototypes of composite fan blades […]
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Production of turbine blades for the PD-8 engine has been launched at ODK-Saturn in Rybinsk
Photo by © UEC Production of blades for the PD-8 engine from heat-resistant nickel alloys capable of withstanding high thermal loads has started in the innovative foundry complex of the […]
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Artificial intelligence will detect defects in PD-8 engine blades
Photo by © UEC The United Engine Corporation is introducing artificial intelligence to detect defects, including the smallest defects in gas turbine engine blades, according to the press service of […]
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Engine blades of Airbus and Boeing aeroplanes will be restored in Berdsk
Photo by © Leonid Faerberg / Global Look Press Specialists of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in […]
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An invention of engine builders will make it possible to speed up the processing of aircraft engine blades by 15 times
Photo by © UEC Specialists of Rybinsk company ODK-Saturn have invented a new composition of electrolyte, which will repeatedly reduce the time of polishing gas turbine engine blades – up […]
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Perm Polytechnic found a way to extend the service life of gas turbine engine blades
Turbine blade of the second stage engine “article 30”. Photo by © UEC press service. The durability of modern gas turbine engines depends to a large extent on the reliability […]
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