Reductions in acquisition costs for state-of-the-art fabrication of CFCC turbine engine combustor liners

Through work in two U.S. Department of Energy cooperative programs with ind ustry, the confidence level for utilization of ceramic composite SiC/SiC co mbustor liners has risen from a prototype curiosity to serious planning and addressing of hurdles for commercialization. One of the most significant h urdles for role commercialization is affordability of the ceramic composite combustor liners. To study the manufacturing costs fur CFCC liners, a stud y was conducted to identify cost items and relationships. This report descr ibes the effort, identifies the high impact areas of manufacturing costs. a nd recommends potential approaches to reducing the manufacturing costs.