Kaplan Turbine Runner – CENTAUR Software

Kaplan Turbine Runner

This geometry represents the runner of a Kaplan turbine, a propeller-type hydraulic machine used for low-head, high-flow applications. Two hybrid meshes were created using CENTAUR, with structured and unstructured elements on the blades.
Surface Mesh with Untructured Blade
Surface Mesh with Untructured Blade
Unstructured Surface Mesh Blade
Unstructured Surface Mesh Blade
Boundary Layer on Unstructured Blade
Boundary Layer on Unstructured Blade
Surface Mesh with Structured Blade
Surface Mesh with Structured Blade
Structured Surface Mesh Blade
Structured Surface Mesh Blade
Boundary Layer on Structured Blade
Boundary Layer on Structured Blade