RANS Computations of tip Vortex Cavitation
RANS Computations of tip Vortex Cavitation
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Speaker
Decaix J.
Name of the conference, place and date
9th International Symposium on Cavitation, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
from 06.12.2015
to 10.12.2015
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The present study is related to the development of the tip vortex cavitation in Kaplan turbines. The investigation is carried out on a simplified test case consisting of a NACA0009 blade with a gap between the blade tip and the side wall. Computations with and without cavitation are performed using a RANS modelling and a transport equation for the liquid volume fraction. Compared with experimental data, the R ANS computations turn out to be able to capture accurately the development of the tip vortex. The simulations have also highlighted the influence of cavitation on the tip vortex trajectory.