Comprehensive Hydraulic Improvement and Parametric Analysis of a Francis Turbine Runner

Hydraulic turbines are usually required to operate in a wide range. The operation at off-design conditions not only reduces the unit efficiency, but also significantly deteriorates the dynamic stability of the turbines. In order to develop a turbine runner with good performances under multi operatio...

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Main Authors: Zhe Ma, Baoshan Zhu, Cong Rao, Yonghong Shangguan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
CFD
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/2/307