WATER DROPLET EROSION TESTER

About the Water Droplet Erosion Tester

Repeated exposure to high velocity water droplets can be a very destructive phenomenon. High impact pressures can lead to shear waves and lateral jetting.

Repetitive water droplet impacts on components can affect performance and efficiency due to increased surface undulations, craters and other surface and component failures under extreme conditions.

The Water Droplet Erosion Tester (WDE) is designed to simulate liquid-solid erosion and failure mechanisms of materials used in wind turbines, airplanes, helicopter blades and fighter jets.

Application Examples

• Erosion resistant tapes and coatings used leading edges of wind turbine blades.
• Hard coatings used in choke valves for flow control in upstream oil and gas operations.
• Coatings used in aerospace industry to prevent damage to aircraft structures and window materials.
• Erosion resistant pipes materials used for steam transport in power plants.
• Non-conventional machining and texturing technique for hard to machine materials.