Analysis of pressure oscillations in a Francis hydraulic turbine with misaligned guide vanes

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-152

  Qian, Z D ^a   Zheng, B ^a   Huai, W X ^a   Lee, Y H ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Francis hydraulic turbine; Misaligned guide vanes; Numerical simulation; Pressure oscillation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; DRAFT TUBES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW PASSAGE; FRANCIS HYDRAULIC TURBINES; FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; GUIDE VANE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPENING ANGLE; PEAK AMPLITUDE; PRESSURE OSCILLATION; ROTATIONAL FREQUENCY; SPIRAL CASE; VORTEX ROPE;

FRANCIS TURBINES; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDRAULICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBINES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77049108015     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE736     Document Type: Article

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