University of Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati is a public research university whose Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, established in 1929, offers cooperative undergraduate aerospace education plus professional, research master's and doctoral aerospace programmes. Its High Temperature Gas Turbine Erosion Laboratory studies materials and protective coatings intended to extend engine hot-section life. The test equipment subjects specimens to heated, high-velocity particle-laden gas flows with controlled impact angles and particle feed rates. This supports investigation of erosion mechanisms and industrial development of turbine-blade materials and erosion-resistant coatings.