Numerical simulation of steady cavitating flow of viscous fluid in a Francis hydroturbine

Thermophysics and Aeromechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 415-427

  Panov, L V ^a   Chirkov, D V ^a   Cherny, S G ^a   Pylev, I M ^b   Sotnikov, A A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES   (Russian Federation)

^b Power Machines Company   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

cavitation; hydraulic turbines; numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRANCIS TURBINES; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; NUMERICAL MODELS; VISCOUS FLOW;

CAVITATING FLOW; EVAPORATION AND CONDENSATION; FLOW PASSAGE; FRANCIS HYDRO-TURBINE; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; SPECIFIC SPEED; TESTING STANDARDS; VISCOUS FLUIDS;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 84872300515     PISSN: 08698643     EISSN: 15318699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869864312030079     Document Type: Article

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