Application of CFD Methods in Determining the Implementation Areas of Protective Coatings Used to Improve a Water Turbine Lifetime

摘要

In the paper results of the numerical simulations which aim was choice of surfaces for protective coating implementation in water turbine rotor. Numerical analysis was provided in ANSYS FLUENT environment. The researches are part of project focuses on development innovative, highly effective water turbine (ECOTURBINE) dedicated to the production of electricity in small hydropower plants (SHP) on watercourses with very low water falls and natural dams (<1 m).