Development of a New Hydraulic Design Tool for Spiral Casing/Distributor Geometry

by T. C. Vu, GE Canada, Lachine, Canada,
K. H?on, GE Canada, Lachine, Canada,
E. Desbiens, GE Canada, Lachine, Canada,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Waterpower '91: A New View of Hydro Resources

Abstract:

A novel computational model has been developed to predict highly complex turbulent flow in a combined spiral casing/distributor geometry. Validation of the computational model against experimental data and its application as a hydraulic design tool are presented.

Subject Headings: Hydraulic design | Hydraulic models | Turbulent flow | Computer models | Hydro power | Power plants | Geometrics

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