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- [Narrator] With this particular system,

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we can generate flames that are very engine-relevant,

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so we can get good ideas of the temperatures

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^and the flow speeds within an actual gas turbine engine

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^using this rig, and then we can test different samples

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to see how well they survive that particular condition

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at different temperatures, all the way up to 3000 degrees F.

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We can not only get the thermal gradients

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that we actually see in the field,

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and we get the flow patterns

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that we actually see in engines,

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so when we start testing these materials,

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they're being tested at very engine-realistic conditions

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that very few labs in the world can actually simulate.

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- As part of the sand-phobic research,

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^we're working very closely with all those branches

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^of the services, as well as other government agencies

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^like NASA, to tackle the tough challenges

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that's imposed by sand.

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And the sand-phobic coatings that we're developing here

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will help lead to better products and better systems

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for the military in the future.

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