Parallel CFD simulations of an original and redesigned hydraulic turbine draft tube

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 338-344

  Hellstrom J G I ^a   Marjavaara, B D ^a   Lundstrom T S ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CFD; Draft tube; Hydropower; Parallel computing

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DRAFT TUBE; HYDROPOWER; PRESSURE RECOVERY;

HYDRAULIC TURBINES;

EID: 33846794752     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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