COATING REMOVAL FROM VANE RINGS VIA TUMBLE STRIP

摘要

A method of removing a coating layer from a gas turbine component (20), i ncluding a step of applying both mechanical and chemical actions in a tumble stripping process (10) to the coating layer of the gas turbine component (2 0), 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 tumblin g motion.