Performance characteristics and internal flow patterns in a reverse-running pump-turbine

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 695-708

  Barrio, R ^a   Fernandez J ^b   Blanco, E ^a   Parrondo, J ^a   Marcos, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Centrifugal pump; Internal flow patterns; Reverse operation; Steady load; Unsteady CFD simulations

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; COMMERCIAL CODES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; INTERNAL FLOW PATTERNS; MODES OF OPERATION; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PUMP-TURBINES; RADIAL LOADS; RATED CONDITION; REVERSE MODE; REVERSE OPERATION; STEADY LOAD; TEST RIGS; TURBINE MODES; TURBOMACHINES; UNSTEADY REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; VECTOR MAPS; VELOCITY CONTOURS;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PUMPS;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 84859732033     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: 20412983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954406211416304     Document Type: Article

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