Advanced hot section materials and coatings test rig

1. A test rig for testing a material under a high pressure and high temperature conditions, the test rig comprising:

a plurality of separate modules connected together to form a serial arrangement of the test rig,

the plurality of modules including:

a combustor module;

a test section module connected to the combustor module downstream therefrom;

the test section including a conduit having an inner surface and an outer surface with a material to be tested mounted on one of the two surfaces and a cooling fluid passing over the other of the two surfaces to provide cooling for the material; and,

an exhaust module connected to the test section module downstream therefrom.

2. The test rig of claim 1 , and further comprising:

each module is cylindrical in shape.

3. A test rig for testing a material under a high pressure and high temperature conditions, the test rig comprising:

a plurality of separate modules connected together to form a serial arrangement of the test rig,

the plurality of modules including:

a combustor module;

a test section module connected to the combustor module downstream therefrom; and,

an exhaust module connected to the test section module downstream therefrom; and,

a mechanical load module connected to the combustor module upstream therefrom for applying a tensile load to a test specimen.

4. The test rig of claim 3 , and further comprising:

a specimen rotation module connected to the mechanical load module upstream therefrom.

5. The test rig of claim 4 , and further comprising:

the specimen rotation module includes a magnetic coupling to connect a load piston in the mechanical load module to a rotary drive shaft.

6. The test rig of claim 5 , and further comprising:

the magnetic coupling comprises an internal rotor connected by a spline shaft to the load piston, and an external rotor connected to the rotary drive shaft, the two rotors having a plurality of magnets forming the magnetic coupling.

7. A test rig for testing a material under a high pressure and high temperature conditions, the test rig comprising:

a plurality of separate modules connected together to form a serial arrangement of the test rig,

the plurality of modules including:

a combustor module;

a test section module connected to the combustor module downstream therefrom; and,

an exhaust module connected to the test section module downstream therefrom; and,

a thrust bearing & air inlet section module connected to the exhaust section module downstream therefrom.

8. A test rig for testing a material under a high pressure and high temperature conditions, the test rig comprising:

a plurality of separate modules connected together to form a serial arrangement of the test rig,

the plurality of modules including:

a combustor module;

a test section module connected to the combustor module downstream therefrom; and,

an exhaust module connected to the test section module downstream therefrom; and,

the exhaust module is also a thrust bearing & air inlet section module having an air supply passage arranged at about 90 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the test rig.

9. A test rig for testing a material under a high pressure and high temperature conditions, the test rig comprising:

a plurality of separate modules connected together to form a serial arrangement of the test rig,

the plurality of modules including:

a combustor module;

a test section module connected to the combustor module downstream therefrom; and,

an exhaust module connected to the test section module downstream therefrom; and,

the test section module includes a cooling vessel having a tubular shaped portion on the downstream end and a conical shaped portion on the upstream end, the cooling vessel forming a flow path for a hot gas flow through the test section module on the inner side and a cooling water flow path on the outer side.

10. The test rig of claim 9 , and further comprising:

the cooling vessel having longitudinal extending fins on a portion of the outer side to increase the heat transfer rate from the cooling vessel.

11. A test rig for testing a material under a high pressure and high temperature conditions, the test rig comprising:

a plurality of separate modules connected together to form a serial arrangement of the test rig,

the plurality of modules including:

a combustor module;

a test section module connected to the combustor module downstream therefrom; and,

an exhaust module connected to the test section module downstream therefrom; and,

a test specimen tube extending through the test section module, the test specimen tube forming a cooling air conduit to supply cooling air to a test material and to supply air to the combustor.

12. The test rig of claim 11 , and further comprising:

the test specimen tube is supported by the combustor module on one end of the tube and supported by the exhaust module on the other end of the tube.

13. The test rig of claim 12 , and further comprising:

the test specimen is supported by an exhaust end support outside from an exhaust chamber, the exhaust end support forms substantially an L-shape connection with the test specimen tube and includes a cooling air passage therein in fluid communication with the test specimen tube to supply cooling air to the test specimen tube.

14. The test rig of claim 11 , and further comprising:

the exhaust module includes a heat recovery system having a quenching support with water injection ports to inject water into a hot gas flow from the test module to quench the hot gas flow.

15. The test rig of claim 14 , and further comprising:

the quenching support is conical shaped and includes a plurality of misting nozzles to inject water into a hot gas flow from the testing module.