Although solid particle erosion has been examined extensively in the literature for dry gas and vacuum conditions, several parameters affecting solid particle erosion in liquids are not fully understood and need additional investigation. In this investigation, erosion ratios of two materials have been measured in gas and also in liquids with various liquid viscosities and abrasive particle sizes and shapes. Solid particle erosion ratios for aluminum 6061-T6 and 316 stainless steel have been measured for a direct impingement flow condition using a submerged jet geometry, with liquid viscosities of 1, 10, 25, and 50 cP. Sharp and rounded sand particles with average sizes of 20, 150, and 300 μm, as well as spherical glass beads with average sizes of 50, 150 and 350 μm, were used as abrasives. To make comparisons of erosion in gas and liquids, erosion ratios of the same materials in air were measured for sands and glass beads with the particle sizes of 150 and 300 μm. Based on these erosion measurements in gas and liquids, several important observations were made: (1) Particle size did not affect the erosion magnitude for gas while it did for viscous liquids. (2) Although aluminum and stainless steel have significant differences in hardness and material characteristics, the mass losses of these materials were nearly the same for the same mass of impacting particles in both liquid and gas. (3) The most important observation from these erosion tests is that the shape of the particles did not significantly affect the trend of erosion results as liquid viscosity varied. This has an important implication on particle trajectory modeling where it is generally assumed that particles are spherical in shape. Additionally, the particle velocities measured with the Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) near the wall were incorporated into the erosion equations to predict the erosion ratio in liquid for each test condition. The calculated erosion ratios are compared to the measured erosion ratios for the liquid case. The calculated results agree with the trend of the experimental data.
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ASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference
July 24–29, 2011
Hamamatsu, Japan
Conference Sponsors:
- Fluids Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4440-3
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Effects of Viscosity, Particle Size, and Particle Shape on Erosion in Gas and Liquid Flows
Yongli Zhang,
Yongli Zhang
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
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Brenton S. McLaury,
Brenton S. McLaury
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
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Siamack A. Shirazi,
Siamack A. Shirazi
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
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Edmund F. Rybicki
Edmund F. Rybicki
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
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Risa Okita
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Yongli Zhang
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Brenton S. McLaury
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Siamack A. Shirazi
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Edmund F. Rybicki
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
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AJK2011-09023, pp. 2389-2398; 10 pages
Published Online:
May 25, 2012
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Okita, R, Zhang, Y, McLaury, BS, Shirazi, SA, & Rybicki, EF. "Effects of Viscosity, Particle Size, and Particle Shape on Erosion in Gas and Liquid Flows." Proceedings of the ASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference. ASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference: Volume 1, Symposia – Parts A, B, C, and D. Hamamatsu, Japan. July 24–29, 2011. pp. 2389-2398. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/AJK2011-09023
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