Banki-Michell optimal design by computational fluid dynamics testing and hydrodynamic analysis

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2362-2385

  Sammartano, Vincenzo ^a   Aricò, Costanza ^a   Carravetta, Armando ^b   Fecarotta, Oreste ^b   Tucciarelli, Tullio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Banki Michell; CFD analysis; Cross flow turbine; Hydraulic turbine

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; EFFICIENCY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

BANKI-MICHELL; CFD ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL CAPABILITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CROSS FLOW TURBINES; EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIES; HYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84879005205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6052362     Document Type: Article

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