Unsteady numerical simulation of steam-solid two-phase flow in the governing stage of a steam turbine

Abstract

Solid particle erosion (SPE) in an ultra-supercritical steam turbine control stage with block configuration is investigated numerically, based on the finite volume method and the fluid-particle coupling solver. We apply the particle discrete phase model to model the solid particles flow, and use the Euler conservation equations to solve the continuous phase. The investigation is focused on the influence of the solid particle parameters (such as particle diameter, particle velocity and particle trajectory) on the erosion rate of the stator and rotor blade surface in unsteady condition. The distributions of the highly eroded zone on the stator and rotor blade surfaces are shown and discussed in detail according to the mechanism of solid particle/blade wall interaction. We obtain that the erosion rate of the vane blade is sensitive to the fluctuation of the potential flow field, and the smaller particle has a greater impact on the erosion distribution of rotor blade. The erosion rate does not entirely depend on the diameter size of the solid particle.