Abstract: A theoretical study of the correlation between droplet stream structure and steam turbine blading erosion is presented. To this end a simplified description of the motion of the individual ...

Abstract: A new version of the erosion threat criterion [1], taking into account the effect of the size of droplets impinging on the unit rotor blade surface element, has been presented in the paper. ...

Abstract: In a series of experiments aimed at the visualization of the wet steam flow in the exhaust part of a 200 MW condensing steam turbine a set of periscopes and light sources was used. The ...

Abstract: A parametric relationship is developed for the degree of erosion to be expected in a low-pressure steam turbine stage operating with wet steam. This relationship involves geometrical parameters ...