Publication Date:
2014-12-11
Description:
This study reports the numerical predictions of flows over turbine blades, which include flow acceleration and deceleration. Two issues are addressed: (1) accurately predicting roughness effects, and (2) evaluating the performance of Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations on moderately accelerating flows. For the present turbine surfaces, it is found that roughness correlations based on roughness surface slope better predict the roughness effects than both the correlations based on the moments of roughness height statistics and the IEC standard approach. It is shown that RANS simulations reproduce the flow evolution over rough-wall accelerating turbulent boundary layers, although, on a smooth wall, they fail to capture strong non-equilibrium flow behaviours. Finally, a hydraulic turbine simulation is performed to show the significant roughness impact on the total losses.
Print ISSN:
1755-1307
Electronic ISSN:
1755-1315
Topics:
Geography
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Geosciences
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Physics
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