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Kaplan Turbine - Physical Properties of the Model
Figure: Kaplan water levels sketch. Real parameters of the tutorial case geometry.
- Steady-state, incompressible, isothermal fluid flow
- Newtonian fluid:
- Medium: Water
- Viscosity (at
C): 
- Wheel speed:
- Inlet: Total pressure (
) - Outlet: Static pressure (
) - Turbulent flow,
turbulence model - MRF (Multiple Reference Frame) method for rotation of rotating parts