Hydroenergy is one of the most useful renewable energy sources. Hydropower is a vital source as it is clean, sustainable and cost effective. Francis type hydroturbines are applicable to a wide range of head and flow rate values. Spiral case, stay vane, guide vane, runner and draft tube are the basic components of a Francis turbine. In this paper, CFD based 3D numerical simulations of steady turbulent flow in a Francis turbine for an actual power plant, BUSKI HES in Turkey, is presented.

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35th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
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Computational fluid dynamics, Flow (Dynamics), Francis turbines, Manufacturing, Turbines, Computer simulation, Guide vanes, Hydraulic turbines, Hydropower, Power stations, Renewable energy sources, Sustainability, Turbulence
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