This paper presents an investigation into a phenomenon that happened on the wall surface of a Steam / Water Separator (SWS). It was reported that erosion caused from unknown solid particle took place on the SWS wall. In order to capture this sand erosion phenomenon numerically, the SWS flow field was solved, and then particle trajectory and wear quantity were calculated, based on the CFD results. Several wall and particle materials and also the combinations of them are assumed. Furthermore, the particle diameter was varied from 10−6 to 10−2 m. The numerical results insist that the particle, which could be the factor of the phenomenon, is limited in its diameter range and its material. The present study will be an aid to clarify the cause of sand erosion in a SWS.
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ASME/JSME 2003 4th Joint Fluids Summer Engineering Conference
July 6–10, 2003
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Numerical Simulation of Sand Erosion in Steam/Water Separator
Susumu Kato,
Susumu Kato
Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Kazuyuki Toda,
Kazuyuki Toda
Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Makoto Yamamoto,
Makoto Yamamoto
Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Motoaki Shito,
Motoaki Shito
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
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Masafumi Kawai
Masafumi Kawai
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
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Susumu Kato
Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
Kazuyuki Toda
Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
Makoto Yamamoto
Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
Motoaki Shito
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Masafumi Kawai
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Paper No:
FEDSM2003-45745, pp. 559-564; 6 pages
Published Online:
February 4, 2009
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Kato, S, Toda, K, Yamamoto, M, Shito, M, & Kawai, M. "Numerical Simulation of Sand Erosion in Steam/Water Separator." Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2003 4th Joint Fluids Summer Engineering Conference. Volume 1: Fora, Parts A, B, C, and D. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. July 6–10, 2003. pp. 559-564. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2003-45745
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