conference paper
CFD prediction of unsteady wicket gate-runner interaction in Francis turbines: A new standard hydraulic design procedure
2005
HYDRO 2005
GE Energy Hydro has developed a new procedure for the CFD analysis of the unsteady rotor-stator interaction between the wicket gates and runner blades of Francis turbines. The results from the CFD calculations have been successfully validated by means of high quality unsteady pressure measurements on a model turbine performed at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Due to the efficiency of the procedure and the available computational capacities, unsteady rotor-stator analyses are now routinely employed in the design of Francis runners.
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conference paper
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Date Issued
2005
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HYDRO 2005
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REVIEWED
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OTHER
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| Event name | Event place | Event date |
Villach, Austria | 17-20 October 2005 | |
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October 12, 2006
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