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Characterization of steam impulse turbine for two-phase flow

Patil, Abhay; Sundar, Shyam; Solom, Matthew A.; Kirkland, Karen V.; Morrison, Gerald

The characterization of a steam impulse Terry turbine operating with single- and two-phase air–water ingestion has been performed; the air mass fraction ranged from 1.0 (single-phase air) down to 0.05. The two-phase characteristics were obtained over a range of turbine inlet pressures and turbine rotational speeds. Here, the torque produced and the mixture flow rate through the turbine were recorded. Based upon experimental air/water measurements, the turbine Affinity Laws have been modified to include the effects of two-phase flow.