Laser shock peening, or more simply laser peening, is an effective method of increasing the resistance of gas turbine engine compressor and fan blades in aircraft to foreign object damage and ...

TASS/. Currently, Russian manufacturers "grow" turbine blades for gas turbine engines from special powder instead of cutting them from a hunk of metal, thus reducing the production period from six ...

Modern turbofan engines balance fuel efficiency with weight, using larger fans and composite materials ... high-pressure air rushes past a set of turbine blades, causing them to spin.