Tailoring Aerogel for Thermal Spray Applications in Aero-Engines: A Screening Study

Table 1

Modified L18 Taguchi design.

Symbol	Factors	Levels
		1	2	3	4	5	6
A	Powder content (vol.%)	15	20	25	30	35	40
B	YSZ : aerogel (wt.)	1 : 1	1 : 3	1 : 5
C	Dispersant (wt.%)	0.3	0.6	0.9
D	Binder (wt.%)	4	6	8
E	Inlet temperature (°C)	150	175	200
F	Atomization pressure (bar)	0.9	1.0	1.1
G	Feeding rate (ml/min)	18	21	24

Note: each experiment was carried out in triplicate.