Past Projects

Southside Thermal Sciences’ core technology enjoyed continuous endorsements from several governmental funding agencies and investors and through different technical and commercial awards.

Research funding was received from The London Development Agency (LDA), The Carbon Trust (SATURN programme) and several EU funded projects (ASTERIXE and TOPPCOAT). Most recently STS successfully finished a project from the TSB (Technology Strategy Board) in which the sensor system technology was implemented on a Rolls-Royce Viper engine owned by STS.

TOPPCOAT: EC Framework Six programme

Towards design and Processing of advanced, competitive thermal barrier coating systems.

The aim of this project is to make significant improvements to thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems used for gas turbine applications by introducing a number of key innovations. TBC's consist of an oxidation resistant (Co,Ni)CrAlY bond coat and a insulating yttria-stabilized zirconia top coat. The top coat is deposited by air plasma-spraying (APS) or by electron-beam physical vapour deposition (EB-PVD). The use of the much more expensive EB-PVD process ...

ASTERIXE: EC Framework Six programme

Development of Advanced Surface Technology for Extended Resistance in Extreme Environment

ASTERIXE is aiming at developing innovative combined surface treatments promoting a technological breakthrough for high performances in the field of Environmental Barrier Coatings (EBC's). These coatings play a key role in high temperature, highly corrosive environments and high mechanical stress conditions. The goal of the project is to open new routes of surface engineering ...

SATURN: The Carbon Trust programme

STS develops APS sensor coatings for high temperature measurements. TBCs are refractory coatings that provide thermal insulation to turbine blades/vanes and are also used as combustion chamber liners in power generation and aviation gas turbines. Up to now, TBCs have been used to extend the life of turbine components. However, there is a growing recognition that, to increase turbine performance further, coatings will face higher temperatures. The development of sensor coatings will assist in achieving the requirements ...