Water Turbine CFD
OpenFOAM® based software and methodology
Manual & Methodology Description
version 15.02
- Contents
- Preface
- Water Turbine CFD WorkFlow
- Water Turbine CFD Boundary Conditions
- Inlet Boundary Conditions
- Total Pressure Family of Inlet Boundary Conditions
- Flow Rate Family of Inlet Boundary Conditions
- Fixed Value Velocity Family of Inlet Boundary Conditions
- Inlet Boundary Conditions for Turbulent Kinetic Energy –
- Boundary Conditions for Specific Dissipation Rate of TKE –
- Inlet Boundary Conditions for Dissipation Rate of TKE –
- Outlet Boundary Conditions
- Interface Boundary Conditions
- Inlet Boundary Conditions
- Water Turbine CFD Solver
- Basic Information
- Solver Name
- Mathematical Model
- Incompressible Gas Flow
- Unstructured Grid
- Finite Volume Method
- Three Dimensional
- Steady-State
- Segregated Solver
- Cell Centered Approach
- Under-Relaxation
- System of Linear Equations
- SIMPLE Algorithm
- Spatial Integration Numerical Scheme
- Temporal Integration Numerical Scheme
- Non-Orthogonal Correctors
- Number of Iterations on Rotor and Stator Part
- Minimal and Maximal Values Options
- Turbulent Flow
- MRF
- Message Passing Interface (MPI)
- Notes on gravitational potential and hydrostatic pressure
- Water turbines – notes on calculations
- Basic Information
- Preprocessing – Case Set Up
- Processing – Run Simulation
- Running Simulation – Single Processor Run
- Running Simulation – Parallel Run – Domain Decomposition
- Running Simulation – Parallel Run – Start Simulation
- Running Simulation – Parallel Run – Domain Reconstruction
- Running Simulation – Convergence Monitoring
- Running Simulation – Convergence Monitoring – Standard Output
- Running Simulation – Convergence Monitoring – Mass Flow
- Running Simulation – Convergence Monitoring – Residuals
- Running Simulation – Convergence Monitoring – Torques
- Running Simulation – Convergence Monitoring – Head
- Running Simulation – Convergence Monitoring – Efficiency
- Postprocessing – Results Evaluation
- OpenFOAM Introduction
- What is OpenFOAM?
- The open code
- What we can find in each OpenFOAM distribution?
- OpenFOAM Documentation
- Before start working, source OpenFOAM software version
- OpenFOAM Directories
- OpenFOAM Applications
- OpenFOAM Libraries
- OpenFOAM Tutorials
- OpenFOAM user directory
- System variables and aliases
- Water Turbine CFD Installation Directory
- Compiling Source Code
- General OpenFOAM Test Case Example: Lid Driven Cavity
- Francis Turbine Tutorial
- Francis Turbine – General Information (tutorial: francis-full-snappy)
- Francis Turbine – Physical Properties
- Francis Turbine – Model Topology
- Francis Turbine – Mesh Generation Using snappyHexMesh
- Francis Turbine – Rotor Region Mesh
- Francis Turbine – Spiral Region
- Francis Turbine – Draft Tube Region Mesh
- Francis Turbine – Mesh Generation Script
- Francis Turbine – Initial & Boundary Conditions
- Francis Turbine – Ready to Run
- Francis Turbine – Result Examples
- Water Pump Tutorial
- Water Pump General Information (tutorial: pump-full-snappy)
- Water Pump – The Geometry Inputs
- Water Pump – Physical Properties
- Water Pump – Model Topology
- Water Pump – Mesh Generation Using snappyHexMesh
- Water Pump – Rotor Region Mesh
- Stator Region Mesh – Spiral
- Water Pump – Mesh Generation Script
- Water Pump – Initial & Boundary Conditions
- Water Pump – Ready to Run
- Evaluation script evalEff.sh
- Water Pump – Result Examples
- Kaplan Turbine Tutorial
- Kaplan Turbine – General information (tutorial: kaplan-full-snappy)
- Kaplan Turbine – Physical Properties of the Model
- Kaplan Turbine – Model Topology
- Kaplan Turbine – Mesh Generation Using snappyHexMesh
- Kaplan Turbine – Rotor Region Mesh
- Kaplan Turbine – Spiral Region Mesh
- Kaplan Turbine – Draft Tube Region Mesh
- Kaplan Turbine – Mesh Generation Script
- Kaplan Turbine – Initial & Boundary Conditions
- Kaplan Turbine – Ready to Run
- Kaplan Turbine – Result Examples
- Index
- Bibliography
- About this document …
