Large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow considering inflow wakes in a Francis turbine blade passage* * Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50579025 and 90210005).

Journal of Hydrodynamics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-209

  WANG, Wen quan ^a   ZHANG, Li xiang ^a   YAN, Yan ^a   GUO, Yakun ^b  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Francis hydro turbine; Large Eddy Simulation (LES); numerical simulation; turbulent flow; wakes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLOW SEPARATION; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

ENERGY EXCHANGING MECHANISM; FRANCIS HYDRO TURBINE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION (LES);

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 34248662951     PISSN: 10016058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6058(07)60049-3     Document Type: Article

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