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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 Rope
Draft Tube
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbulence Modeling
Hydaulic Turbine
Hydropower
Renewable Energy

File:

Download HoseinForoutan-PhDThesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Eric Paterson, Special Member

Author:

Leonard, Daniel Joseph

Title:

Computation and Analysis of Cavitating Flow in Francis-class Hydraulic Turbines

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Multiphase
Cavitation
Hydroturbine
RANS
DES
Performance Breakdown
Francis turbine

File:

Download DanielLeonard_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott Miller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Miller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jules Washington Lindau V, Special Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Member
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Brent A Craven, Committee Member