Mrs Laura Chirivi
Research Fellow
Location: Building 57, Cranfield campus
E: l.chirivi@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 750111 x3523
Manufacturing and Materials
Current activities
Laura Chirivì is currently working on the development of oxidation and corrosion resistant coatings for jet engine turbine blades. This includes the manufacturing of coatings by Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) and Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD).
She is also involved in the study of the reliability of Thermal barrier Coating (TBC) systems performing life data analysis.
Clients
- Rolls-Royce plc
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Sixth EU Framework Programme
Background
Mrs Laura Chirivì gained a degree in Chemical Engineering in the University of Pisa, Italy.
She joined Cranfield University in 2004 as a visiting researcher and she worked on a study involving the development of ‘smart’ Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) systems, which would allow the adoption of a thermographic phosphor technique to measure the temperature profile within the coating.
In 2005, Laura started a PhD at Cranfield University involving the study of the influence of bond coat type, surface roughness, and TBC deposition temperature on the cyclic oxidation life of TBC systems.
Laura is currently working on the SAMULET programme.
SAMULET is a £40m programme which involves several Universities and industrial partners and aims at developing the next generation of jet engines, able to meet the 2020 emission target for aircraft.
