Features of liquid phase movement in the inter-blade channel of nozzle blade cascade

Abstract

The experimental results of wet steam flow in the blade channel of flat nozzle blade cascade have been considered in the paper. The aim of this work is to study the motion of liquid droplets inside the inter-blade channel. Experimental studies were performed on installation circuit of wet steam. In order to obtain velocity fields of droplets in investigated channel, the laser diagnostics system was used. It carries out the cross-correlation method—particle tracking velocimetry. Numerical simulation of wet steam flow in studied channel was performed. According to the obtained data, the main features of the droplets motion in the blade channel have been revealed. Basic droplets streams and the sources of their appearance have been determined. The process of deposition and breakdown of the droplets on the surface of the blades have been studied. It is shown that reflected region of droplets (“fountain”) is formed around the leading edge. The experimental data were compared with the results of numerical simulation of the droplets motion in the flat nozzle blade cascade.