Impellers and blades are the key components of turbomachines, and fatigue is the main
failure mode of impellers and blades. The status and progress of fatigue research on …

Context—The maintenance of aero engines is intricate, time-consuming, costly and has
significant functional and safety implications. Engine blades and vanes are the most rejected …

One of the challenges of turbines in the last stages is the condensation of the water droplets
of the steam flow; resisting against the droplets condensation could be one of the negative …

When the aircraft turbine engine is working, gas turbine blades are exposed to mechanical
or thermal loads. Their mutual operation, especially with significant variable values …

The boiler tubes, steam and gas turbines are commonly affected by severe high-temperature
erosion wear due to impingement of solid particles entrained in the stream of fluid. The …

Steam turbines have many applications in various industrial sectors and by common
experience blade failures are the main origin of operational breakdowns in these machines …

The article focuses on the causes of failures of steam turbine rotor blades made of high-
alloyed heat-resistant steel 15Kh11MF. Premature failure of blades is caused by …

Rotor blade condition monitoring is considered an important aspect of turbomachine
management, especially with the current trend of systems operating at higher speeds, loads …

The causes of many blade fractures of a steam turbine in a power plant were studied by
means of macro analysis, mechanical tests, metallographic examination, SEM and X-ray …

Renewable energy accommodation in power grids leads to frequent load changes in power
plants. Therefore, an efficient monitoring method is necessary to increase the operational …