Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Cavitation Assessment for Runner Blades in a Francis Turbine

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameter</td><td class="align_center">Prototype</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Head (m)</td><td class="align_center">96</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of blades</td><td class="align_center">11</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Power (MW)</td><td class="align_center">180</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of stay vane</td><td class="align_center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Runner diameter (m)</td><td class="align_center">4.87</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Runner speed (rpm)</td><td class="align_center">135</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s)</td><td class="align_center">980</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of guide vane</td><td class="align_center">22</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 1: Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Cavitation Assessment for Runner Blades in a Francis Turbine 