The effect of runner cone design on pressure oscillation characteristics in a Francis hydraulic turbine

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

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 137-150

  Qian, Z D ^a   Li, W ^a   Huai, W X ^a   Wu, Y L ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Francis hydraulic turbine; Numerical simulation; Pressure oscillation; Runner cones

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; FRANCIS TURBINES; ROPE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

BLADE FREQUENCY; CAVITATION PERFORMANCE; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; DOMINANT FREQUENCY; DRAFT TUBES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW PASSAGE; GUIDE VANE; LOW FREQUENCY PRESSURE; OPENING ANGLE; OPERATING CONDITION; PRESSURE OSCILLATION; ROTOR-STATOR INTERACTIONS; SHEAR-STRESS TRANSPORT; TURBINE CAVITATION; VORTEX ROPE;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 84859725381     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: 20412967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957650911422865     Document Type: Article

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