High power diode laser surface treatment to minimize droplet erosion of low pressure steam turbine moving blades

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 990-998

  Mann, B S ^a   Arya, Vivek ^a   Pant, B K ^a   Agarwal, Manish ^a  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Control valve; Diode laser; LP bypass valve; Stainless steel; Steam turbine; Titanium alloy; Water droplet erosion

Indexed keywords

CONTROL VALVE; DIODE LASER; DROPLET EROSION; HIGH POWER DIODE LASER; INCUBATION PERIODS; LASER SURFACE TREATMENT; LASER TREATMENT; LOW PRESSURES; LP BYPASS VALVE; MARTENSITIC PHASE; PH STEEL; RAPID-HEATING; SUPER-CRITICAL; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TI-6AL-4V; WATER DROPLET EROSION; WATER DROPLETS;

ALLOYS; CHROMIUM; COOLING; DIODES; DROP FORMATION; ENGINES; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASERS; MARINE ENGINES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SAFETY VALVES; STAINLESS STEEL; STEAM; STEAM POWER PLANTS; STEEL TESTING; SURFACE TESTING; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WATER TREATMENT;

STEAM TURBINES;

EID: 70349215678     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-008-9329-y     Document Type: Article

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