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Ceramics offer major advantages in relation to efficiency and performance of gas turbines; their potential for higher operating temperature reduces the need for cooling and their lower density reduces both weight and stresses created in moving components.
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Butler, E.G., Lewis, M.H. (1992). Prospects for Ceramics in Airborne Gas Turbine Engines. In: Carlsson, R., Johansson, T., Kahlman, L. (eds) 4th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Engines. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2882-7_3
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