.... multifluid droplet slip homogeneous nucleation steam turbines The present study arises out of ongoing efforts to develop a comprehensive multiphase computational-fluid-dynamics (CFD) model for the low pressure stages in a steam turbine. The influence of droplets on both thermodynamic efficiency...

...A. G. Gerber; A. Mousavi The quadrature method of moments (QMOM) is applied to the particle size distribution (PSD) present in nucleating steam flow, with a particular emphasis on conditions relevant to low-pressure steam turbines. These machines exhibit heterogeneous and homogeneous phase...

.... The model is validated on a five-stage low-pressure steam turbine. The computational results exhibit the process of expansion in the turbine. The computed and measured distributions of flow parameters in axial gaps downstream of subsequent turbine stages are found to agree reasonably well. It is also shown...

...S.-M. Li, Research Associate; T.-L. Chu, Graduate Student Research Assistant; Y.-S. Yoo, Research Associate; W. F. Ng, Endowed Professor A linear cascade experiment was conducted to investigate transonic and low supersonic flow losses of two nozzle blades for the steam turbines. In the experiment...