1. Simulation, Analysis, and Mitigation of Vortex Rope Formation in the Draft Tube of Hydraulic Turbines Open Access Author: Foroutan, Hosein Title: Simulation, Analysis, and Mitigation of Vortex Rope Formation in the Draft Tube of Hydraulic Turbines Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Vortex RopeDraft TubeComputational Fluid DynamicsTurbulence ModelingHydaulic TurbineHydropowerRenewable Energy File: Download HoseinForoutan-PhDThesis_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Savas Yavuzkurt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorSavas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJohn Michael Cimbala, Committee MemberGita Talmage, Committee MemberCengiz Camci, Committee MemberEric Paterson, Special Member