HOČEVAR, Marko ;ŠIROK, Brane ;GRABEC, Igor ;RUS, Tomaž .
The Influence of Draft-Tube Pressure Pulsations on the Cavitation-Vortex Dynamics in a Francis Turbine.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 49, n.10, p. 484-498, july 2017.
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/the-influence-of-draft-tube-pressure-pulsations-on-the-cavitation-vortex-dynamics-in-a-francis-turbine/>. Date accessed: 07 feb. 2026.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/.
Hočevar, M., Širok, B., Grabec, I., & Rus, T.
(2003).
The Influence of Draft-Tube Pressure Pulsations on the Cavitation-Vortex Dynamics in a Francis Turbine.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 49(10), 484-498.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/
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Hočevar, Marko, Širok, Brane, Grabec, Igor, AND Rus, Tomaž.
"The Influence of Draft-Tube Pressure Pulsations on the Cavitation-Vortex Dynamics in a Francis Turbine" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 49 Number 10 (07 July 2017)
