Research

Design and fabrication of advanced thermal barrier coatings; erosion and wear resistant coatings; coatings for SCW nuclear reactors; wide gap braze repair of gas turbine components; high temperature thin film temperature sensors; plasma spraying of nano-structured coatings; sintering of porous media; component failure analysis and prevention.

Application

Gas turbine industry, energy sector.

Activities

• Committee Vice Chair of Manufacturing, Materials and Metallurgy Committee, International Gas Turbine Institute, Turbo Expo (2009-2010)
• Committee Chair of Manufacturing, Materials and Metallurgy Committee, International Gas
  Turbine Institute, Turbo Expo (2011-2012)

Award

• Carleton University Research Award Recipient (2009)

Journal Articles

D. McGuire, X. Huang and D. Nagy, Effect of W Addition on the Nucleation of Borides in the Wide Gap Brazed Joint, Accepted to Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Dec. 2008 (GT2009-59079).

T. Henhoeffer, X. Huang, S. Yandt, P. Au and D. Nagy, Microstructure and High Temperature Tensile Properties of Wide Gap Brazed Cobalt-Base Superalloy X-40, Journal of Materials Science and Technology, accepted, Sept. 2008.

T. Henhoeffer, X. Huang, S. Yandt, D. Seo and P. Au, Microstructure and High Temperature Tensile Properties of Narrow Gap Braze Joint between X-40 and IN738, Journal of Material Science and Technology (doi:10.1179/174328408X382217).

W.R. Chen, R. Archer, X. Huang and B.R. Marple, Oxidation Resistance and Durability of a Thermal Barrier Coating, Journal of Thermal Spray, Vol. 17 (5-6), Dec. 2008, pp.858-864.

M. Blieske, D. Gauthier and X. Huang, Design and Performance Evaluation of a Trigeneration System Incorporating Hydraulic Storage and an Inverted Brayton Cycle, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Jan. 2009, Vol.131, pp.123021-9

6. D. Nagy and X. Huang, Wide Gap Brazing and New Development of Vertically Laminated Repair Scheme, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Jan. 2009, Vol. 131, pp.12101-7.

7. X. Huang, High Temperature Radiation Heat Transfer Performance of Thermal Barrier Coatings Using Multiple Layered Structures, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Jan. 2009, Vol. 131, pp.11301-7.

X. Huang, G. Franchi and F. Cai, Characterization of Bi-Modal Ni Porous Structure, Journal of Porous Materials (electronic publication) doi: 10.1007/s10934-007-9181-8, 2009

F. Cai, X. Huang, Q. Yang and D. Nagy, Effect of Microstructure on the Solid Particle Erosion Properties of Ni Plating, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 18(3), April 2009, pp. 305-311.

Q. Yang, F. Cai, L. R. Zhao and X. Huang, Improving Corrosion Performance of CrTiAlN Coating by Sealing Detrimental Defects, Surface and Coating Technology, Vol. 203 (5-6), Dec 25, 2008, pp.606-609.

X. Huang and G. Franchi, Design and Fabrication of Hybrid Bi-Modal Wick Structure for Heat Pipe Application, Journal of Porous Materials, Vol. 15 (6), Dec. 2008, pp. 635-642.

F. Cai, Q. Yang, X. Huang and D. Nagy, Alleviating Detrimental Effects of Defects on Corrosion Performance of TiN Coating by Post-deposition Treatment Using Polymethyl Methacrylate, Surface Engineering, 2008, Vol. 24(6), 436-441.

X. Huang, D. M. Wang, M. Lamontagne and C. Moreau, Experimental Study of the Thermal Conductivity of Metal Oxide Co-doped Yttria Stabilized Zirconia, Journal and Materials Science and Engineering B, 2008, Vol.149, 63-72.

X. Huang and Q. Yang, Effects of Co-doping on Elastic Modulus for Zirconia-Based Tertiary Ceramic Materials, Materials Science and Technology, 2008, Vol.24 (6), 751-755.

X. Huang, D. M. Wang and A. Zurkadaev, Microstructure and Phase Transformation of Zirconia-Based Ternary Oxides for Thermal Barrier Coating Applications, Journal of Materials Science, Interface Science, 2008, Vol.43 (8), 2631-2641.

S. Schoonbaert, X. Huang, S. Yandt and P. Au, Brazing and Wide Gap Repair of X-40 with IN 738, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2008, Vol.130 (3), 2101-2110.

D. M. Wang and X. Huang, Sintering and Microstructure Characterization of Metal Oxide Co-Doped Yttria Stabilized Zirconia for Thermal Barrier Coating Applications, Powder Metallurgy, 2008, Vol. 50(4), 313-321.

G. Franchi and X. Huang, Development of Composite Wicks for Heat Pipe Performance Enhancement, Heat Transfer Engineering, 2008, Vol.29 (10), 873-884.

X. Huang, D. M. Wang, P. Patnaik and J. Singh, Computational Analysis of Heat Transfer through a Multiple Layered Thermal Barrier Coating System, Journal of Material Science and Engineering A, 2007, Vol.460-461, 101-110.

D. M. Wang, X. Huang and P. Patnaik, Design and Modeling of Multiple Layered TBC System with High Reflectance, Journal of Material Science, 2006, Vol.41, 6245-6255.

M.G. Mwaba, X. Huang and J. Gu, Influence Of Wick Characteristics On Heat Pipe Performance – A CFD Numerical Study, International Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, 2006, Vol. 30 (7), 489-499.

D. M. Wang, X. Huang and P. Patnaik, Performance of High Reflectance Multiple Layered Thermal Barrier Coating System, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 2005, Vol. 44(4), 515-522.

J. Day, X. Huang and N. L. Richards, Examination of Grit Blasting Process for Thermal Spraying Using Statistical Methods, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 2004, Vol. 14(4), 471-479.

D. M. Wang, X. Huang and P. Patnaik, Latest Advancements in Thermal Barrier Coatings, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal, 2004, Vol.50 (2),107-114.

X. Huang, M. C. Chaturvedi and N. L. Richards, Effect of Grain Size on the Weldability of Cast Alloy 718, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2004, Vol. 19 (2), 285-311.

J. Day, X. Huang and M. Yao, Study on Composition-Induced Microstructural Variation in the Interface Between Co-based Hardfacing Alloys and In 738 Ni Based Alloy, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2004, Vol.13 (2),158-166.

X. Huang and N. L. Richards, Activated Diffusion Brazing Technology for Manufacture of Titanium Honeycomb Structures, Welding Journal, 2004, Vol. 83 (3), 73-81.