Investigation on Water Erosion Behavior of Ti-based Metal Matrix Composite: Experimental Approach

Kale, Dipak and Arakerimath, Rachayya and Pathan, Khizar Ahmed and Khan, Sher Afghan (2024) Investigation on Water Erosion Behavior of Ti-based Metal Matrix Composite: Experimental Approach. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 122 (2). pp. 71-82. ISSN 2289-7879

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Abstract

Wet steam flow produces big water droplets in the low-pressure zone of a steam turbine blade. These droplets clash with subsequent blades, resulting in a strong impact that is evident as erosion. Titanium and its alloys are valuable for technical applications such as turbine blades because of their low density, high strength, and exceptional corrosion resistance. The boron carbide(B4C) has a high hardness but a low strength; therefore, it's exciting to investigate water erosion of Ti/ B4C and SiC combination. The effect of 1 wt% B4C and 1, 3, 5, and 7 wt% SiC particles on water droplet erosion of Ti composite was studied using the SPS method for 5 minutes at 1200 °C temperature and 50 MPa pressure. The L9 orthogonal array with four levels of parameters of the Taguchi method is used to conduct the experiments. By measuring the weight of the specimen at interval time, the erosion behavior with time is obtained with different nozzle diameters. The effect of material and experimental parameters on erosion resistance is studied, and an empirical relation is developed.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Subjects:	T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy > TN263 Mineral deposit. Metallic ore deposits. Prospecting
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Sher Afghan Khan
Date Deposited:	29 Oct 2024 17:12
Last Modified:	29 Oct 2024 17:20
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/115371

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