Simulations of Steady Cavitating Flow in a Small Francis Turbine

Table 3

Characteristics of the operating conditions.

	Low flow rate	Optimal BEP	Large flow rate
Efficiency (%)	78.87	79%	78.8
Produced power (W)	112.1	189.96	347
Rotational speed (rpm)	1500	1900	2360
Unit discharge (m^3/s)	0.12	0.14	0.17
Unit speed (rpm)	37.95	48.06	59.7
Unit power (W)	413.46	710.4	1305