Safran research centre to investigate advanced turbine blades

摘要

Safran S.A.,Paris,France,has opened its new research centre for advanced turbine blades used in airplane and helicopter engines at its plant in Gennevilliers,near Paris.The ceremony was attended by Florence Parly,French Minister of the Armed Forces;Ursula von der Leyen,German Minister of Defence;and Philippe Petitcolin,CEO of Safran.The research facility is part of the corporate Research & Technology Center,Safran Tech.Housed in a 3,000 m2(32/00 ft2) building,the new research unit is staffed by about thirty engineers and doctoral candidates and is fitted with state-of-the-art machinery and equipment for the development of next-generation,very high-performance turbine blades.The new unit will reportedly deploy Safran's proven expertise alongside innovative technologies such as multidisciplinary design,single-crystal casting,ceramic cores,thermal coatings,cooling circuits,digitised processes,self-adapting micro-drilling and non-destructive testing based on artificial intelligence.The company is also active in the development of Metal Injection Moulding for aerospace applications.