A review on gas turbine gas-path diagnostics: State-of-the-art methods, challenges and opportunities

AD Fentaye, AT Baheta, SI Gilani, KG Kyprianidis - Aerospace, 2019 - mdpi.com
Gas-path diagnostics is an essential part of gas turbine (GT) condition-based maintenance
(CBM). There exists extensive literature on GT gas-path diagnostics and a variety of …

Generalization of particle impact behavior in gas turbine via non-dimensional grouping

A Suman, N Casari, E Fabbri, L di Mare… - Progress in Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fouling in gas turbines is caused by airborne contaminants which, under certain conditions,
adhere to aerodynamic surfaces upon impact. The growth of solid deposits causes …

A compressor fouling review based on an historical survey of asme turbo expo papers

A Suman, M Morini, N Aldi… - Journal of …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Fouling afflicts gas turbine operation from first time application. Filtration systems and
washing operations work against air contaminants in order to limit the particles entering the …

The effect of gas and surface temperature on cold-side and hot-side turbine deposition

JP Bons, C Lo, E Nied, J Han - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Deposition studies were conducted using two impingement jet facilities: a 60 m/s cold jet
(830–950 K) impinging on a heated Hastelloy-X surface (1033–1255 K) and a 215 m/s hot …

Monte carlo predictions of aero-engine performance degradation due to particle ingestion

M Ellis, N Bojdo, A Filippone, R Clarkson - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aero-engines, which encounter clouds of airborne particulate, experience reduced
performance due to the deposition of particles on their high-pressure turbine nozzle guide …

High-dimensional uncertainty quantification of high-pressure turbine vane based on multifidelity deep neural networks

Z Li, F Montomoli, N Casari… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this work, a new multifidelity (MF) uncertainty quantification (UQ) framework is presented
and applied to the LS89 nozzle modified by fouling. Geometrical uncertainties significantly …

Dust ingestion in a rotorcraft engine compressor: Experimental and numerical study of the fouling rate

A Vulpio, A Suman, N Casari, M Pinelli - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
Helicopters often operate in dusty sites, ingesting huge amounts of contaminants during
landing, take-off, hover-taxi, and ground operations. In specific locations, the downwash of …

The Effect of Elevated Temperatures on Airborne Particle Deposition and Rebounds

N Plewacki, P Gnanaselvam, JP Bons - AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
The experiments and analysis presented in the following investigation aim to establish a
new model for including temperature effects in the prediction of particle deposition and …

Spatial interpolation for periodic surfaces in manufacturing using a Bessel additive variogram model

Y Yang, C Shao - Journal of Manufacturing Science …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
High-resolution spatial data are essential for characterizing and monitoring surface quality in
manufacturing. However, the measurement of high-resolution spatial data is generally …

EBFOG: Deposition, erosion, and detachment on high-pressure turbine vanes

N Casari, M Pinelli, A Suman… - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Fouling and erosion are two pressing problems that severely affect gas turbine performance
and life. When aircraft fly through a volcanic ash cloud, the two phenomena occur …