Study of cavitation in hydro turbines-A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 374-383

  Kumar, Pardeep ^a   Saini, R P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Computational fluid dynamics; Hydro turbine; Rotating machinery

Indexed keywords

EROSIVE WEAR; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; HYDRO TURBINE; HYDROTURBINES; LITERATURE SURVEY; LOW HEAD; METALLIC SURFACE; OPERATING RANGES; REACTION TURBINES; REMEDIAL MEASURES; SMALL HYDRO-POWER PLANTS; TURBINE PARTS;

CAVITATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENGINES; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRANCIS TURBINES; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; ROTATING MACHINERY; ROTATION;

TURBINES;

EID: 70349488148     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.07.024     Document Type: Review

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