Numerical investigation of the hump characteristic of a pump-turbine based on an improved cavitation model

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 105-111

  Liu, Jintao ^a   Liu, Shuhong ^b   Wu, Yulin ^b   Jiao, Lei ^a   Wang, Leqin ^a   Sun, Yuekun ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hump characteristics; Improved cavitation model; Pump turbine; SST k turbulence model

Indexed keywords

CAVITATING FLOW; CAVITATION MODEL; CAVITY FLOW; EDDY VISCOSITY; EXTERNAL CHARACTERISTIC; HIGH VOLUME FRACTION; HUMP CHARACTERISTIC; MIXTURE MODEL; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; PUMP-TURBINES; ROTATIONAL SPEED; STABLE OPERATION; SUCTION SIDE;

CAVITATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE MODELS;

HYDRAULIC TURBINES;

EID: 84865559400     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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