Francis turbines show the considerable different hydraulic
performance and flow phenomenon according to the operating
conditions. The vortex rope with precession and complicated
flow can be generated as the cavitation phenomenon in the draft
tube of the Fr ancis turbine under low flowrate conditions. Such
vortex flow phenomenon can affect the stabilizing operation,
resulting in reduced hydraulic performance. Therefore, for
stabilizing operations of the turbine without such problems, the
understanding of vort ex and complicated flow phenomenon is
essential. Meanwhile, the anti cavity fins are often installed in
the draft tube cone to suppress the vortex under off design
conditions. In this study, the influences of the anti cavity fins in
the draft tube cone on the hydraulic performance and the flow
characteristics of the Francis turbine were investigated under
off design conditions. In addition, the internal flow phenomen a
were compared by considering with and without the anti cavity
fin application. The three d imensional steady state Reynolds
averaged Navier Stokes were performed using shear stress
transport turbulence model to observe the effect of the anti
cavity fins. The vortex phenomen a were decreased and velocity
components were changed in the draft tube c one by applying the
anti cavity fins.