Flow Inside the Sidewall Gaps of Hydraulic Machines: A Review

The paper critically reviews the current state of the art in flow inside sidewall gaps of hydraulic pumps and turbines. It describes the consequences of the presence of this type of flow in turbomachinery and then relates it to other physical phenomena that determine the behavior, operating characte...

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Main Authors: Lucie Zemanová, Pavel Rudolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/24/6617