The condensation phenomenon in the steam turbines creates a complex spectrum of droplet
size. As known, the droplet size distribution can provide important information for steam …

Population balance modeling is an established framework to describe the dynamics of
particle populations in disperse phase systems found in a broad field of industrial, civil, and …

Steam turbines play an undeniable role in the power generation cycle. In this paper, in order
to increase the efficiency of steam turbines, hot steam is injected between the steam turbine …

Due to the decrease in steam temperature in the low-pressure steam turbine, nucleation
occurs, and liquid droplets form, reducing thermodynamic efficiency and damaging the …

The process of energy conversion in the low pressure part of steam turbines may be
improved using new and more accurate numerical models. The paper presents a description …

A pressure based Eulerian multifluid model for application to phase transition with droplet
dynamics in transonic high-speed flows is described. It is implemented using an element …

Condensation occurring in low pressure stages of steam turbines contributes to many losses
in efficiency and damage to the stator blades such as corrosion and pitting. This problem …

Massive droplets can be generated to form two-phase flow in steam turbines, leading to
erosion issues to the blades and reduces the reliability of the components. A condensing …

Within steam turbine flows, condensation phenomena give rise to complex droplet spectra
that can span more than two orders of magnitude in size. To predict the behavior of the two …

The growth rates of nonane and D2O nanodroplets produced in supersonic expansions are
characterized using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and pressure trace measurements …