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© Marek Klein
IMP PAN, Gdańsk 1997-1998
Test
Co-ordinator: |
Dr Janusz Steller, IMP PAN,
steller@imp.pg.gda.pl |
Test
Panel Members: |
Dr Bolesław Gireń,
IMP PAN, Gdańsk, Poland |
Test
Secretary: |
Dr Bolesław Gireń, IMP PAN |
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Dr Tadeusz Krzysztofowicz,
Technical University of Gdańsk, Poland |
WWW Page Editor: |
Ms. Marek Klein, IMP PAN,
maly@imp.pg.gda.pl |
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Dr Andrzej Lichtarowicz,
University of Nottingham, U.K. |
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Prof. Hartmut Louis,
University of Hannover, Germany |
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Prof. Marian Mazurkiewicz
University of Missouri, Rolla, U.S.A |
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Prof. Jaromir Noskievic
Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic |
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Dr Janusz Steller, IMP PAN,
Gdańsk, Poland |
Test Objectives
compilation of data on design and operation of existing test rigs,
comparison and correlation of the damage course and cavitation resistance as-sessments
of selected groups of materials tested under different cavitation condi-tions,
establishment of relationships between the damage course and the parameters defining
cavitation load conditions,
creation of the basis for further standardisation of the methods used to assess material
resistance to cavitation damage.
Participating Laboratories
No. |
Laboratory |
Contributor |
1. |
China Ship Scientific Research Centre, Wuxi,
China
03b@public1.wx.js.cn |
Zhiye Ji |
2. |
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China |
Jitang Huang |
3. |
Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava,
Czech Republic |
Jaromir Noskiević |
4. |
SIGMA Research Institute1),
Olomouc, Czech Republic |
Alois Koutny |
5. |
United Power Plants Co. Peitz,
Hohenwarte II Pumped Storage Power Plant,
Hohenwarte, Germany |
Klaus Junghanß
Erich Dimter |
6. |
University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
we@iw.uni-hannover.de |
Hartmut Louis |
7. |
KSB AG, Frankenthal, Germany |
Gerd-Heinz Bauer
Peter Hergt |
8. |
Fluid Control Research Institute, Palghat, India
fluidcon@md2.vsnl.net.in |
M.S.Konnur |
9. |
CISE S.p.A., Milan, Italy |
Remo Martinella |
10. |
Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, Japan
mmatsu@ipc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp |
Masanobu Matsumura |
11. |
Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery
of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdańsk, Poland
steller@imp.pg.gda.pl |
Janusz Steller |
12. |
University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South
Africa |
Anthony Ball |
13. |
University of Hull, Hull, England
R.D.James@edm.hull.ac.uk |
Robert D. James |
14. |
The City University, London, England.
P.A.Lush@city.ac.uk |
Peter A. Lush |
1) |
The SIGMA concern was
dissolved by the Czechoslovakian goverment in 1990. According to Dr A.Koutny all the
cavitation erosion test facilities have been taken over by the ČKD Blansko Company. |
Test materials
general
description |
commercial name |
Armco iron |
E04 |
aluminium alloy |
PA2 |
carbon steel |
45 |
acid resistant steel |
1H18N9T |
single-phase brass |
M63 |
polyamide 6 plastics |
Tarnamide |
The ICET
programme, proposed to the Potential Test Participants, has covered tests on 6
materials listed in the table on the left. Test materials have been selected in a way
providing evident differentiation between their erosion curves - it can be easily noticed
that two of them (Armco iron E04 and aluminium alloy PA2) are typical reference materials
used in numerous erosion tests while the next three ones (carbon steel 45, stainless steel
1H18N9T, and single phase brass M63) are structural materials commonly applied in
engineering practice. All the metallic materials were acquired at the CENTROSTAL Steel
Storehouse, the main distributor of metals in Poland while the polyamide 6 plastics was
obtained from the CHEMIPLAST EVG in Gliwice. Chemical composition, heat treatment
conditions and values of some mechanical parameters of metallic materials as well as are
to be found in the ICET documents.
Test facilities
Almost a half of tests has been carried out
using vibratory rigs. The vibration frequency of these rigs is usually close to 20 kHz
which corresponds to the ASTM G-32 Standard. An exception is the IMP
PAN lab with a facility of 8 kHz vibration frequency. Much wider diversity can be
noticed in vibration amplitudes, sizes and mounting methods of test samples.
Counter-samples are applied as a rule in 2 labs (Universities in Cape Town and Hull). Two
further labs (University of Hiroshima and the Technical University of Ostrava) use
stationary specimens occasionally. As it is generally known, this technique enables
testing light and brittle materials. Vibrating specimen buttons are usually screwed in the
horn (ASTM G-32 Standard). A specimen is screwed on the horn in the Czech Republic (Czech
standard CSN-015082-76) whereas a mounting nut (Polish Standard PN-86/H-04427) is applied
only in the IMP PAN.
Cavitation tunnels involved in the ICET
programme show a significant differentiation in the test chamber design. Tests have
been conducted in 2 tunnels with cylindrical cavitators (CSSRC and the Hohenwarte Pumped
Storage Power Plant in Germany), one tunnel with a wedge cavitator (City University,
London) and two tunnels with barricade and counter-barricade systems (Universities of
Hiroshima and Hannover). The majority of cavitation tunnels are not used for tests of
highly resistant materials.
From among four rotating disks involved in the ICET project, two
facilities are of similar design. Both in the CSSRC and the SIGMA Research Institute
(Olomouc, Czech Republic) cavitation has been generated by holes drilled in the disk
upstream of the test samples. Cavitators in form of cylindrical bolts are applied in the IMP PAN and the KSB laboratory in Frankenthal (Germany). However,
the samples are mounted at the disk in the IMP PAN and on the
stagnator vanes in the KSB lab.
Cavitating jet tests have been carried out in the FCRI (Palghat, India)
and at the University of Hannover. Both rigs follow exactly the design of Dr A.
Lichtarowicz of the University of Nottingham.
It has been only the SIGMA Research Institute which has offered us
tests carried out at a liquid impact device. As it is generally known this kind of a
device was widely used in the past to assess the cavitation erosion resistance of
materials.
Main parameters of the test rigs involved in the ICET programme are to be found in the ICET documents.
Test programme
Test Participants have been asked to
conduct erosion tests at least 2 specimens of each kind under specified steady state
conditions. As usual, it was recommended to continue the tests as long as needed in order
to attain the steady-state damage period. It was assumed that the data submitted on the
Measurement Cards would comprise main operating parameters of the facility as well as
tables of mass/volume losses in course of the test, final values of the mean and maximum
depth of pits, data on microhardness distribution, photographs of damaged surfaces and
their metallographic structure.
Most experimental results
are available through the ICET database. Installation files of
this database are attached to this document and the ICET Preliminary Report. It is assumed
that this report will form a basis for discussion during the ICET Seminar to be held in
1999. The main conclusions following from the results will be summarised in the Final
Report to be issued in the year 2000.
Experimental results - general survey
Most of the rigs were used to test all the
metallic materials. However, some tests had to be abandoned. In few cases the Test
Co-ordinator was not able to submit material samples of sufficient size and one cavitation
tunnel appeared not suited for testing highly resistant materials, like carbon steel 45 or
chromium-nickel steel 1H18N9T.
Severe difficulties occurred at numerous facilities when testing the
polyamide 6 (tarnamide) plastics. Tests had to be abandoned at some vibratory rigs,
including those designed according to the ASTM G-32 standard, as in view of extremely low
density of the tarnamide plastics, there was no possibility to keep the horn/sample system
in resonance at the prescribed frequency. Due to water absorbing properties of the
tarnamide plastics no mass loss was observed during tests at low cavitation rates.
The scatter in test duration (from 30 minutes for aluminium at the
liquid impact rig in Olomouc up to 365 hours for tarnamide in the cavitation tunnel in
Hiroshima) can be attributed to a very wide spread of erosion rates. In spite of
significant flexibility shown when selecting test duration, in numerous cases the
steady-state period was not attained - sometimes due to the test having been stopped
during the damage rate decrease, but quite often due to the deceleration period being
immediately followed by a further rise of erosion rate.
Differences in cavitation intensities are manifested by an extremely
wide range of absolute volume losses and mean depth of erosion after a comparable exposure
period (e.g. 1.67 mm3 volume loss and 2.8 mm
erosion depth in an aluminium specimen after a 1400 min test in the CSSRC cavitation
tunnel and 1.32 cm3 volume loss and 2 mm erosion depth after a 1200 min test of
the same material at the rotating disk in the IMP PAN lab).
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