Reassessment of modeling turbulence via Reynolds averaging: A review of second-moment transport strategy

K Hanjalić, BE Launder - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This paper examines the evolution of closing the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes
equations by approximating the Reynolds stresses via the second-moment transport …

A comprehensive review of verification and validation techniques applied to hydraulic turbines

C Trivedi, OG Dahlhaug - … Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The paper critically reviews the verification and validation (VV) techniques applied to
investigate hydraulic turbines. Although there are well-established standards such as AIAA …

Unsteady regimes and pressure pulsations in draft tube of a model hydro turbine in a range of off-design conditions

I Litvinov, S Shtork, E Gorelikov, A Mitryakov… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2018 - Elsevier
We report on experimental study of flow and pressure pulsations in draft-tube of a laboratory
air model of Francis-99 hydro-turbine operating over a broad range of regimes employing a …

Swirling flow in a hydraulic turbine discharge cone at different speeds and discharge conditions

S Skripkin, M Tsoy, P Kuibin, S Shtork - Experimental Thermal and Fluid …, 2019 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation of the cavitating turbulent flow in a simplified hydraulic turbine
was carried out to examine flow features in a wide range of speed and discharge conditions …

Experimental and numerical investigation of aerodynamics of a pneumatic nozzle for suspension fuel

SV Alekseenko, IS Anufriev, AA Dekterev… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Experimental and numerical investigation of aerodynamics of a pneumatic nozzle for suspension
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Effect of inlet turbulent boundary conditions on scour predictions of coupled LES and morphodynamics in a field-scale river: Bankfull flow conditions

A Khosronejad, K Flora, S Kang - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents a systematic numerical investigation to study the effects of inlet turbulent
boundary conditions on the coupled hydrodynamics and morphodynamics computations of …

Reconstruction of proper numerical inlet boundary conditions for draft tube flow simulations using machine learning

P Véras, O Métais, G Balarac, D Georges… - Computers & …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper discusses an innovative strategy to determine appropriate mean and fluctuating
inlet boundary conditions for the numerical flow simulations of a hydraulic turbine draft tube …

Runner cone drilling and slotting to reduce vortex rope-induced pressure fluctuations in a Francis turbine

Y Qin, D Li, N Zhang, H Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Pressure fluctuations caused by helical vortex rope in the draft tube is one of the main
reasons for the instability of Francis turbines. Previous studies showed that drilling holes on …

Numerical simulation of a double helix vortex structure in a tangential chamber

AV Sentyabov, DV Platonov, SI Shtork… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper investigates the flow structure in a tangential vortex chamber based on numerical
simulation of unsteady turbulent flow by the LES method. The swirl flow in a cylindrical …

Scale-resolving hybrid RANS-LES simulation of a model Kaplan turbine on a 400-million-element mesh

S Joßberger, S Riedelbauch - International Journal of Turbomachinery …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Double-regulated Kaplan turbines with adjustable guide vanes and runner blades offer a
high degree of flexibility and good efficiency for a wide range of operating points. However …