Numerical simulation of pressure fluctuation in Kaplan turbine

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1137-1148

  Liu, ShuHong ^a   Shao, Jie ^a   Wu, ShangFeng ^a   Wu, YuLin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Kaplan turbine; Pressure fluctuation; RNG k turbulence model; Unsteady flow simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ENGINES; FLUIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POWER PLANTS; PRESSURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBINES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE MODELS;

APPLIED (CO); DESIGN STAGES; ELASTIC BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID/SOLID COUPLING; NUMERICA L RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS; QUANTITATIVE INTERPRETATION (IQ); REYNOLDS (CO); SPRINGER (CO); UNSTEADY TURBULENT FLOW; WHOLE FLOW PASSAGE;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 46749124403     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-008-0159-9     Document Type: Article

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