Abstract: Erosion of steam turbine blades due to coarse droplet impingement is a serious problem. The physical relationship is still elusive between the dynamics of wavy liquid film on a wall and the droplet dispersion from the ...

Abstract: In this work, the dynamics of a liquid film on the surface of NACA 0012 airfoil placed in a high-speed air flow is investigated. The findings complement previous results obtained on time averaged ligament behavior and ...

Abstract: This paper presents the computational methodology and experimental investigations accomplished to enhance the efficiency of a turbine stage by applying non-axisymmetric profiling on the rotor hub wall. The experimental ...

Abstract: Modern steam turbines need to operate efficiently and safely over a wide range of operating conditions. This paper presents a unique unprecedented set of timeresolved steam flowfield measurements from the exit of the last ...

Abstract: The largest share of electricity production worldwide belongs to steam turbines. However, the increase of renewable energy production has led steam turbines to operate under part load conditions and increase in size. As a ...

Abstract: The breakup of liquid films in highspeed flows is found in many applications. These include prefilming air blast atomization found in fuel injectors and shedding of droplet off of airfoils. In this work, a test rig has ...

Abstract: Non-synchronous pressure and temperature fluctuations at the hub cavity of a turbine stage are the main focus of this study. Cavity modes are unsteady fluctuations generated at the cavity exit due to instabilities in this ...