Experimental validation of numerical model of flow in pump-intake bays

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1119-1125

  Rajendran, V P ^a,b,f   Constantinescu, S G ^c,d,f   Patel, V C ^b,e,f  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

^d IA United States   (United States)

^e Iowa Inst of Hydr Res   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES (RANS) EQUATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PUMPS; TOPOLOGY; TURBULENT FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

INTAKE SYSTEMS;

INTAKE (WATER); MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PUMP; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0033387473     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(1999)125:11(1119)     Document Type: Article

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