Traditional methods for the design of radial-axial hydraulic turbines with verification in CFD simulation

Abstract

AnnotationIn the modern world, the use of hydrodynamic power plants is one of the fundamental ways of generating electricity. The main part of such power plants is the hydraulic turbine impeller, therefore, for the developer, the main task is to design it correctly. In this work are used the traditional methods for designing radial-axis hydraulic turbines and test their operability with CAD and CFD programs. For that was created a hydro turbine model that will be installed in El Salvador. Subsequently, in the future, this hydroturbine will be optimized.