MODERNIZATION OF THE OUTFLOW SYSTEM OF CROSS-FLOW TURBINES

Abstract

The presented article brings general overview of CFD analysis of two cross-flow turbine types (a classical impulse turbine and a reaction turbine). The author focuses his attention mainly on the discussion of differences in flow patterns in the outflow section of these turbines, because this element exerts significant impact on performance properties of the turbine. The article presents a comparison of computations and experimental results of the cross-flow turbine manufactured by IMP PAN. The analysis was performed by means of a computer program Fluent 5.0TM for a twodimensional example.