Flow behaviors in a Kaplan turbine runner with different tip clearances

Tip clearance between the runner blade tip and shroud in a Kaplan turbine is inevitable, and the tip leakage flow (TLF) and tip leakage vortex (TLV) induced by the tip clearance have a considerable effect on the flow behaviors. To reveal the effect of the tip clearance on the flow characteristics, b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yue Ma, Bing Qian, Zhiguo Feng, Xuan Wang, Guangtai Shi, Zongku Liu, Xiaobing Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-05-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/16878140211015879