Natural Gas/Oxygen Burner Rig at The NASA Glenn Materials Research Laboratory

This technical memorandum describes the development of a new natural gas/oxygen (NG/O2) fueled burner rig to be used for high-temperature environmental durability studies of advanced materials and components at atmospheric pressure. The burner simulates the high-temperature, high-heat flux, and high-velocity thermal environments encountered in aerospace applications. It will be used to study environmental effects such as water vapor interactions relevant to advanced gas turbine engine materials such as ceramic matrix composites with protective environmental barrier coatings. The highest sample temperature achieved to date in a study of the oxidation and recession of monolithic silicon carbide is 3000 °F.