Erosion failure mechanisms in turbine stage with twisted rotor blade

Specific trajectories of water particles, reasons for the occurrence of erosion wear and erosion of certain parts of the streamlined surfaces are established and discussed. An approach to obtain incidence time to erosion effects appearance is formulated and implemented in the code. Research methodology and obtained results are applicable to determine specifics of erosion effects over streamed complex surfaces; replace expensive measurements campaigns; introduce approaches to decrease wetness in the last stages of condensation turbines and prolong the reliability of blades operated in wet steam conditions.