Patent · US Expired

Feedback controlled stripping of airfoils

US6176999A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1998
Grant dateJan 23, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25F5/00
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for electrochemically stripping a coating from an airfoil that includes immersing the airfoil in the electrochemical acid bath for a sufficient period of time to remove the coating from the airfoil while maintaining a controlled absolute electrical potential with respect to a reference electrode or a controlled electrical current density on the airfoil surface.

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