The US Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) engines, like all marine gas turbines, use water washes to preserve performance and increase reliability by removing salt and other contaminants from the compressor. Due to the severity of the operating environment and unfavorable operations base, water washing can pose risks to the LCAC engines. Galvanic corrosion, crevice corrosion, insufficient contaminant removal and incompatibility among seal materials, contaminants and wash solvents can outweigh the benefits of water wash. The US Navy has incorporated water wash procedures and materials such as silicon rubber seals and glass fiber and Teflon bushings to mitigate these risks.
Effect of glass fiber sheet in adhesive on the bond and galvanic corrosion behaviours of CFRP-Steel bonded system