Inlet velocity profile optimization of the turbine 99 draft tube

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM

Volumn 1 A, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Galván, Sergio ^a   Reggio, Marcelo ^b   Guibault, Francois ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST EFFICIENCY POINT; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; HYDRAULIC TURBINE DRAFT TUBE; INLET VELOCITY PROFILE; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TURBINE PERFORMANCE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; INLET FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE FLOW; SWIRLING FLOW;

HYDRAULIC TURBINES;

EID: 84892964761     PISSN: 08888116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/FEDSM2013-16473     Document Type: Conference Paper

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