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Title: Cavitation pitting mitigation in hydraulic turbines. Volume 2. Cavitation review and assessment. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5439045

No single remedy exists for preventing cavitation in hydraulic turbines. Nevertheless, the turbine specification guidelines, repair methods, and operating and maintenance procedures discussed in this report can help reduce cavitation damage. Such reductions can save utilities the many millions of dollars that are lost annually in output and repair costs.

Research Organization:
Acres International Corp., Buffalo, NY (USA)
OSTI ID:
5439045
Report Number(s):
EPRI-AP-4719-Vol.2; ON: TI86920454
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English