free surface model of pelton turbine bucket

Mark Jones

i am currently study for an MsC in computational methods of engineering, and have recently started on my final project. the project entails carrying out a detailed stress analysis on a small scale pelton bucket. in order to acheive a realistic anlysis in FEA i am planning on using the PHOENICS CFD package to carry out a free surface analysis to predicted the surface pressures acting on the bucket as the fluid flows over and it moves through space. i have a very limited knowledge of PHOENICS and was hoping someone could give me some ideas on where or how to get started.

thankyou.