Aerospace Wear Coatings
January 1, 2018Meggitt Control Systems Engineering, 2017-18
Liaison(s): Leo Leyanna, Mark Abrams
Advisor(s): Gordon Krauss
Students(s): Kristin Lie (TL-S), Jacob Knego (TL-F), Briana Liu (S), William Teav (S), Alex Ravnik (F), Zach Goland (F), Fernando Fernandez (F)
Meggitt Control Systems is an aerospace company that produces a variety of products for extreme environments. The Meggitt clinic team was tasked with researching, testing and characterizing low-cost, environmentally friendly surface treatments to reduce wear on a butterfly bleed-air valve. These valves are used in aircraft engines and must withstand high temperatures while experiencing as little wear as possible over 50,000 cycles.