Design of Francis Turbine and OpenFOAM Methods / by Zhiwei Guo, Sailesh Chitrakar, Zhongdong Qian, Bhola Thapa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guo, Zhiwei.

Contributor:

Chitrakar, Sailesh.

Qian, Zhongdong.

Thapa, Bhola.

Series:

Energy Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-power.

Renewable energy sources.

Hydroenergy.

Renewable Energy.

Local Subjects:

Hydroenergy.

Renewable Energy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive guide for academics and industry professionals on designing and optimizing hydraulic turbines, with a particular focus on Francis turbines. The book covers the main dimensions of Francis turbines, including runners, guide vanes, and distributors. The authors have selected OpenFOAM, a free, open-source CFD software, for readers to perform simulations. While there is some existing literature on the topic, this book distinguishes itself by going into detail on the three phases of CFD methods. The authors also describe, step-by-step, how to create a new solver for hydraulic machines to account for sediment erosion. The content is presented in an easy-to-understand manner to help readers quickly grasp the material. The book is accessible to specialists in relevant fields, as well as undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and other professionals interested in designing a suitable Francis turbine or simulating multiphase flow fields for rotating machines.

Contents:

Introduction

Calculation of the main dimensions of Francis runner

Shape of the runner blades

Design of the distributors

Equations, codes and case study for single phase

Equations, codes and case study for three phases

Erosion calculation in Francis turbine.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789819983810

9819983819

OCLC:

1427725593