Three-dimensional simulation of unsteady flow in a model Francis hydraulic turbine

Tsinghua Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 694-699

  Shao, Qi ^a   Liu, Shuhong ^a   Wu, Yulin ^a   Wu, Weizhang ^b   Tao, Xingming ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF LARGE ELECTRICAL MACHINERY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Francis hydraulic turbine; Rotor stator interaction; Unsteady flow; Vortex rope

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FRANCIS TURBINES; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; ROTORS; STATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE;

DRAFT TUBES; FRANCIS HYDRAULIC TURBINES; RENORMALIZATION GROUP; ROTOR STATOR INTERACTION; SLIDING MESH MODEL; UNSTRUCTURED GRID ELEMENTS; VORTEX ROPE;

UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 11844302295     PISSN: 10070214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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