Solid particle erosion of gas turbine blades in the aerospace sector results in increased
maintenance costs, high pollution, reduced engine efficiency, etc. Gas turbines in aircraft are …

In turbomachinery, their blade leading edges are critical to performance and therefore fuel
efficiency, emission, noise, running and maintenance costs. Leading edge damage and …

Industrial pulverized coal boiler (IPCB) usually employ a pre-combustion chamber (PCC) to
ensure stable combustion. However, there are potential slagging problems in the PCC …

Micro-sized solid particle adhesion affects several industrial processes and machines.
Particle adhesion is responsible for reducing reliability and efficiency. A great example is …

The analysis of the performance losses of a multistage compressor concerning the air
contaminant is not widespread in literature and, the mutual interactions of particle materials …

To ensure good combustion stability, industrial pulverized coal-fired boilers normally employ
a swirl burner with pre-combustion chamber (PCC). Owing to the high cross-sectional heat …

Nanoparticle surface interaction is a common phenomenon, even if a general explanation of
nanoparticle deposit growth is still unknown. For several applications, the adhesion of such …

The present paper addresses the wear failure analysis of a large-sized centrifugal fan
operating in a cement clinker grinding plant. Within cement production, the calcination at …

The detrimental effects generated by the gas turbine fouling phenomenon are well known.
Due to soil and soot particles ingestion, gas turbines experience performance drops related …

Land-based power units have to fulfill even more high levels of production and reliability. In
harsh environments (desert and tropical installations, typically), the power unit ingests high …