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

Authors

  • Dipak Kale Department of Mechanical Engineering, G H Raisoni College of Engineering & Management, SPPU, Pune-412207, India
  • Rachayya Arakerimath Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, SPPU, Pune-412207, India
  • Khizar Ahmed Pathan Department of Mechanical Engineering, CSMSS Chh. Shahu College of Engineering, Kanchan wadi, Aurangabad-431011, India
  • Sher Afghan Khan Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, 53100, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.122.2.7182

Keywords:

Metal matrix composites, water droplet erosion, titanium, turbine blades

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 oC 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.

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Author Biographies

Dipak Kale, Department of Mechanical Engineering, G H Raisoni College of Engineering & Management, SPPU, Pune-412207, India

drkaero@gmail.com

Rachayya Arakerimath, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, SPPU, Pune-412207, India

arakeri2020@gmail.com

Khizar Ahmed Pathan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CSMSS Chh. Shahu College of Engineering, Kanchan wadi, Aurangabad-431011, India

kn.pathan@gmail.com

Sher Afghan Khan, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, 53100, Malaysia

sakhan@iium.edu.my

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Published

2024-10-20

How to Cite

Kale, D. ., Arakerimath, R. ., Pathan, K. A. ., & Khan, S. A. (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), 71–82. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.122.2.7182

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