Design of a New Experimental Rig for Thermal Cyclic Testing of Combustor Liner Tiles

This paper describes the design and operation of a new test rig, which allows the simulation of real engine operating conditions leading to Low-Cycle Fatigue of combustor liner tiles. The experimental setup will provide high-quality data for the development of damage models. At first the design data of the test rig will be derived from the relevant damage mechanisms in Combustor Liner Tiles (CLT). Then the construction of the test rig and its integration into an existing high temperature high pressure test facility will be elucidated. Finally experimental data of a typical simulated thermal cycle is shown.Copyright © 2008 by ASME