Abstract: Gas turbine particle ingestion may lead to the deposition of contaminants in the compressor section, inducing the performance losses of the whole engine. The economic losses derived from this issue push great interest in ...

Abstract: Natural events and human activities are responsible for the generation and transport of large amounts of microsized particles, which could contaminate several engineering devices like solar panels, wind turbines, and ...

Abstract: Heavy-duty centrifugal fans are employed for the transport of dust-laden flows in industrial plants, for cement or steel production, or in energy production of plants and mine ventilation systems. These applications require ...

Abstract: The detrimental effects generated by the gas turbine fouling phenomenon are well known. Due to soil and soot particles ingestion, gas turbines experience performance drops related to greater fuel consumption and even lower ...

Abstract: The analysis of the performance losses of a multistage compressor concerning the air contaminant is not widespread in literature and, the mutual interactions of particle materials, air humidity, and compressor load are not ...

Abstract: Compressor fouling is one of the main causes of gas turbine performance degradation. Microsized particles adhere to the blade surfaces increasing the surface roughness and modifying the airfoil shape. In this work, the ...

Abstract: Land-based power units have to fulfill even more high levels of production and reliability. In harsh environments (desert and tropical installations, typically), the power unit ingests high amounts of dust that might deposit ...