... specific positive energy of the turbine, J/kg σ Thoma cavitation number σ = N P S E / E ν turbine specific speed Rheingans , W. J. , 1940 , “ Power Swing in Hydroelectric Power Plants ,” Trans. ASME 0097-6822 , 62 , pp. 171 – 184 . Campmas...

...Seyed Mohammad Hosseini; Kazuhisa Yuki; Hidetoshi Hashizume T-junction is one of the familiar components in the cooling system of power plants with enormous capability of high-cycle thermal fatigue. This research investigates the structure and mixing mechanism of turbulent flow in a T-junction area...

...Ryo Morita; Fumio Inada; Michitsugu Mori; Kenichi Tezuka; Yoshinobu Tsujimoto Under certain opening conditions (partial opening) of a steam control valve, the piping system in a power plant occasionally experiences large vibrations. To understand the valve instability that is responsible...