Optimal design and experimental validation of a turgo model hydro turbine

ASME 2012 11th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA 2012

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 157-166

  Anagnostopoulos, John S ^a   Koukouvinis, Phoevos K ^a   Stamatelos, Fotis G ^a   Papantonis, Dimitris E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bucket parameterization; Design optimization; Particle simulation method; Performance measurements; Turgo impulse turbine

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; IMPULSE TURBINES; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE METHOD; PARTICLE SIMULATION METHOD; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISPENSERS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84883853573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ESDA2012-82565     Document Type: Conference Paper

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