… The ingestion of multi-mineral dusts by gas turbine engines during routine operations is a
significant problem for engine manufacturers because of the damage caused to engine …

… engine deposits formed during flight through a source region containing significant evaporite
and calcium carbonate minerals, a new test dust … distribution of the test dust are known, its …

… in gas turbine engines and explaining how mineral chemistry … front surface temperatures
relevant to gas turbine engines: … deposits turned green at higher temperatures, signifying a …

… The results of the ingestion test dusts show the formation of new minerals (Melilite … of
dust mineral blends at higher temperatures. Impulse kiln experiments were conducted on …

… Dust (AFRL), for deposition in a realistic gas turbine engine … flow temperature of 894 K and
surface temperature of 1144 K… However, in engines that run at higher temperatures, there is …

… gas turbine engines is needed. This paper explores the effects of several minerals and how
different combinations of those minerals … temperatures relevant to gas turbine engines: 1033 …

… feldspar in Test Dust 50. The error does not affect the results presented in the study, their
interpretation, or the conclusions. … Trace minerals (not shown) are kaolinite, illite and …

… of critical elements/minerals (in the ingested dust or already … deposition in gas turbine hot
sections, namely temperature. … High temperature flow is generated by burning propane and …

… preventative measures in gas turbine engines has focused … Calcium sulfate is typically
found as the mineral gypsum ( … for HC attack at higher temperatures has not been examined. …

… composition of the ingested dust, the temperature in the test … the composition of airborne
mineral dust in the Persian Gulf [… deposition becomes more likely at higher temperatures [19]. A …