Detection of cavitation in hydraulic turbines

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 983-1007

  Escaler, Xavier ^a   Egusquiza, Eduard ^a   Farhat, Mohamed ^b   Avellan, François ^b   Coussirat, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amplitude demodulation; Cavitation detection; Hydraulic turbines; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

AMPLITUDE DEMODULATION; CAVITATION DETECTION; CAVITATION TUNNEL;

HYDRAULIC TURBINES;

EID: 31044432225     PISSN: 08883270     EISSN: 10961216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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