Reducing Costs and Energy in Aerospace Manufacturing
Conventional manufacturing processes for aircraft engine parts
is very costly and requires a significant amount of energy, but
new technologies are being researched in order to find ways to
reduce the environmental impact of aerospace manufacturing. In
partnership with Pratt & Whitney Canada, Dr. Corbin, a
researcher from Dalhousie University, will investigate two
metallurgical processes (brazing and sintering) capable of
developing a net shape manufacturing method using less material.
Advanced thermal analysis tools will be used to gain detailed
insight into the brazing and sintering processes to optimize
these methods. "We want to develop new ways to make these super
alloy engine parts at lower costs through the use of less
material and less energy and therefore making less of an
environmental impact," says Dr. Stephen Corbin. This research
into advanced materials processing will lead to better
manufacturing methods that will revolutionize how aircraft en