Unsteady simulation and analysis for hump characteristics of a pump turbine model

Renewable Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-42

  Deyou, Li ^a   Hongjie, Wang ^a   Gaoming, Xiang ^a   Ruzhi, Gong ^a   Xianzhu, Wei ^a,b   Zhansheng, Liu ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF LARGE ELECTRICAL MACHINERY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluid machinery; Hump characteristics; Pump turbine; Swirling strength

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MACHINERY; PUMPED STORAGE POWER PLANTS; PUMPS; TURBULENCE MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLUID MACHINERIES; HUMP CHARACTERISTIC; INCOMPRESSIBLE TURBULENT FLOW; PUMP STORAGE POWER PLANTS; PUMP-TURBINES; SWIRLING STRENGTH;

HYDRAULIC TURBINES;

DATA SET; DISCHARGE; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; PUMP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SIMULATION; STORAGE; TURBINE; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84918804638     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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