This study concerns with erosion of Pelton turbine injector ie (nozzle spear tribo pair) by
sediment particles for a typical power plant located in Himalayan belt of Jammu and Kashmir …

Hydroelectric turbine machinery experience extreme wear and tear due to slurry erosion and
is one of the leading causes for the unplanned shutdown of hydro power plants. The …

Abrasive wear in the clearance gap of guide vanes (GVs) increases the gap size, which
deteriorates the flow and causes loss of efficiency. This paper investigates the performance …

The present study compares slurry erosion resistance of austempered and tempered
medium carbon high silicon steels. A 0.62 C-1.91 Si-0.85 Mn-0.23 Cr steel was subjected to …

The operation of various types of turbomachines is importantly affected by sediment erosion.
Francis turbines used for power generation typically suffer said effects due to the fact that …

The design of the Francis turbine aims to maximize its performance in terms of efficiency.
This design approach has overlooked effects on the turbine due to sediment erosion for …

The current study pertains to the influence of chosen process parameters on erosive wear of
F6NM stainless steel. Response surface methodology was used to plan experiments …

This work is an investigation on slurry erosive wear resistance of stainless steel F6NM used
as hydro-turbine material in Dul-Hasti power plant using erodents collected from the same …

Dams are an ancient innovation for irrigational and household requirement purposes.
Nowadays, it is mainly used for irrigation and hydropower electricity generation. Himalayan …

Repair/maintenance issue in power plants of Nepal is one of the major concerns, which has
become an obstacle for smooth power generation. The rivers in Nepal contain excessive …