Coating removal from turbine components via tumble strip

摘要

A method of removing a coating layer from a gas turbine component (20), including a step of applying both mechanical and chemical actions in a tumble stripping process (10) to the coating layer of the gas turbine component (20), wherein the gas turbine component (20) is bathed in an acid solution (24) while being rubbed by a plurality of hard media elements (26) in a tumbling motion.