Erosion of metals by pulsating water jet

Abstract

Cilj rada bio je utvrditi eroziju uzrokovanu pulsirajućim vodenim mlazom koji udara o površinu metalnog uzorka. Istražen je utjecaj ponovljenih djelovanja vodenih impulsa i utjecaja brzine (radnog tlaka) na eroziju metalne površine. Analiziran je i raspravljen razvoj erozijskog modela u odnosu na broj djelovanja. Utvrđeno je da se erozija uzrokovana opetovanim djelovanjem vodenih impulsa ​​javlja u tri faze. Faza erozije površine može se odrediti pomoću ponašanja karakteristika površine (kao što su Ra i Rz) s obzirom na broj djelovanja pulsirajućeg vodenog mlaza.The aim of the paper was to determine erosion effects of pulsating water jet impinging the surface of metal sample. The influence of repeated impacts of water pulses and impact velocity (operating pressure) on the erosion of metal surface was investigated. The development of erosion pattern with respect to number of impacts was analysed and discussed. It was found that erosion caused by repeated impacts of water pulses occurs in three stages. The stage of erosion of the surface can be determined by the behaviour of surface characteristics (such as Ra and Rz) with respect to number of impacts of pulsating water jet