Braving the Heat: The Importance of Gas Turbine Coatings in Modern Combined-Cycle Plants.

The article focuses on the importance of coatings to protect gas turbines from extreme heat. Ramesh Subramanian of Siemens Energy advises power plants to always reduce the thermal conductivity of coating materials. Another challenge facing plants is that different parts of gas turbines require different coating materials that need different application processes. Plants need to ensure that the coating system they select can expand and contract to avoid it from cracking or falling off.