Investigating the Impact of Back Cavity Filling and Axial Clearance on the Flow Physics and Performance of a Pump as Turbine

The Pumps as Turbines (PAT) is a well-established technology suitable for standalone micro-hydropower plants and energy recovery systems. But being lower performance than the dedicated turbines, there are continuous efforts to improve it keeping cost benefits intact. One of the recent modifications...

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Main Authors: R. Gaji, A. Doshi, M. Bade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Isfahan University of Technology 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
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Online Access:https://www.jafmonline.net/article_2387_9c4019c8763e9a38ae3c00bba4c382d7.pdf