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The aim of this study is to investigate the blade inclination effect in the flow generated by three different down-pitched blade turbines in a stirred tank. Particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique is used to predict the velocity fields and the turbulent characteristics. This technique consist on a 532 nm Nd:YAG laser, a CCD camera and a mini-synchronizer. In this study, it has been noted that the velocity increases with increasing the blade inclination.
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Amira, B.B., Driss, Z., Karray, S., Abid, M.S. (2013). PIV Study of the Down-Pitched Blade Turbine Hydrodynamic Structure. In: Haddar, M., Romdhane, L., Louati, J., Ben Amara, A. (eds) Design and Modeling of Mechanical Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37143-1_29
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