The effect of runner blade loading on the performance and internal flow of a Francis hydro turbine model

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 1617-1623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenmu Chen ◽  
Patrick Mark Singh ◽  
Young-Do Choi
Keyword(s):  
Internal Flow ◽  
Blade Loading ◽  
Hydro Turbine ◽  
Runner Blade ◽  
Turbine Model

Inter-Blade Vortex Characteristics With the Blockage Effects of Runner Blade in a Francis Hydro Turbine Model

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Jun Kim ◽  
Jin-Hyuk Kim ◽  
Young-Seok Choi ◽  
Yong Cho ◽  
Jong-Woong Choi
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Hydro Turbine ◽  
Runner Blade ◽  
Performance Reduction ◽  
Turbine Model ◽  
Low Flow Rate

Abstract This study presents the numerical analysis on the inter-blade vortex characteristics along with the blockage effects of runner blade in a Francis hydro turbine model with various flow rate conditions. The turbine model showed different flow characteristics in the runner blade passages according to operating conditions, and inter-blade vortex was observed at lower flow rate conditions. This inter-blade vortex can lead to performance reduction, vibration, and instability for smooth operation of turbine systems. The previous study on blockage effects on various runner blade thickness, showed its influence on hydraulic performance and internal flow characteristics at low flow rate conditions. Therefore, the inter-blade vortex characteristics can be altered with the blockage effects at low flow rate conditions in a Francis hydro-turbine. For investigating the internal flow and unsteady pressure characteristics, three-dimensional steady and unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes calculations are performed. These inter-blade vortices were captured at the leading and trailing edges close to the runner hub. These vortex regions showed flow separation and stagnation flow while blockage effects contributed for decreasing the inter-blade vortex at low flow rate conditions.

Internal Flow Characteristics of a Francis Hydro Turbine Model by Internal Flow Passage Shapes

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Zhenmu Chen ◽  
Qingsheng Wei ◽  
Patrick Mark Singh ◽  
Young-Do Choi
Keyword(s):  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Flow Passage ◽  
Hydro Turbine ◽  
Turbine Model

Based on CFX Numerical Simulation of Francis Turbine Runner

2013 ◽  
Vol 456 ◽  
pp. 207-210
Author(s):  
Fang He
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Guide Vane ◽  
Prediction Method ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Francis Turbine ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Hydro Turbine ◽  
Runner Blade ◽  
Vibration Prediction ◽  
Turbine Runner

This paper presents a vibration prediction method for Francis turbine: Provided with advanced CFX software, Numerical simulation of movable guide vane and Turbine runner’s internal flow state. From the source of hydraulic vibration, Focus on numerical analysis, numerical simulation for the cutting thickness of the runner blade. After analysis of the influence of the blade of hydraulic vibration. To explore new ways for the hydro turbine control hydraulic vibration.

Suppression of cavitation in the draft tube of Francis turbine model by J-Groove

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (9) ◽  
pp. 3100-3110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenmu Chen ◽  
Young-Do Choi
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Flow Characteristic ◽  
Draft Tube ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Francis Turbine ◽  
Dynamics Analysis ◽  
Hydro Turbine ◽  
Turbine Performance ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis ◽  
Turbine Model

Cavitation is recognized as a phenomenon that can cause serious damage to a hydro turbine and can reduce its performance when operating at off-design point. This is an undesired phenomenon, which needs to be improved. In order to suppress the cavitation in the Francis turbine draft tube, a technology with grooved draft tube named J-Groove is introduced in the Francis turbine. The Francis turbine performance and the internal flow characteristic are investigated both with and without J-Groove installation by the experimental method and numerical simulation. Visualization was used to capture the cavitation rope in the Francis turbine draft tube to compare with the computational fluid dynamics analysis result. The results show that the turbine performance both with and without J-Groove installation is quite similar. Regardless of impact on performance of Francis turbine by J-Groove, it suppresses the cavitation vortex rope and pressure fluctuation in the Francis turbine draft tube efficiently.

scholarly journals The influence of axial-flow fan trailing edge structure on internal flow

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 168781401881174
Author(s):  
Weijie Zhang ◽  
Jianping Yuan ◽  
Banglun Zhou ◽  
Hao Li ◽  
Ye Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Axial Flow Fan ◽  
Trailing Edge ◽  
Edge Structure ◽  
Blade Loading ◽  
Wideband Noise ◽  
Fluctuation Amplitude

Axial-flow fan with advantages such as large air volume, high head pressure, and low noise is commonly used in the work of air-conditioner outdoor unit. In order to investigate the internal flow mechanism of the axial-flow fan with different trailing edge structures of impellers, four kinds of impellers were designed, and numerical simulation and experiment were deployed in this article. The pressure distribution on the blades surface and distribution of vorticity in impellers were obtained using numerical simulation. Distribution of blade loading and velocity at the circumference are discussed. The relationship between the wideband noise and the trailing edge was established based on the experiment results. The results show that after the optimization of the trailing edge structure, the distribution of vorticity near the trailing edge of the blade is more uniform, especially at the trailing edge of 80% of the chord length of the suction surface. From the blade height position of 70% to the impeller tip, the pressure on the surface rapidly increases due to the tip vortex and the vortex shedding on the blade edge occurred in the top region of impeller. The pressure fluctuation amplitude at the trailing edge structure of the tail-edge optimization structure is smaller. In the distribution of blade loading, the three tail-edge optimization structures have smaller pressure fluctuations and pressure differences at the trailing edge structure. It is extremely important to control the fluctuation amplitude at the trailing edge. The amplitude of low-frequency sound pressure level of optimizing the trailing edge structure decreases obviously in the range of 50–125 Hz, and the optimization structure of trailing edge has an obvious effect on low-frequency wideband noise.

Analysis of the internal flow behavior on S-shaped region of a Francis pump turbine on turbine mode

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yexiang Xiao ◽  
Wei Zhu ◽  
Zhengwei Wang ◽  
jin zhang ◽  
Chongji Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Flow Characteristic ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Optimal Operation ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Unit Discharge ◽  
Pump Turbine ◽  
Runner Blade

Purpose Numerically analyzed the flow characteristic and explored the hydrodynamic mechanism of the S-shaped region formation of a Francis pump-turbine. Design/methodology/approach Three-dimensional steady and unsteady simulations were performed for a number of operating conditions at the optimal guide vanes opening. The steady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the SST turbulence model were solved to model the internal flow within the entire flow passage. The predicted discharge-speed curve agrees well with the model test at generating mode. This paper compared the hydrodynamic characteristics of for off-design cases in S-shaped region with the optimal operating case, and more analysis focuses particularly on very low positive and negative discharge cases with the same unit speed. Findings At runaway case towards smaller discharge, the relative circumferential velocity becomes stronger in the vaneless, which generates the “water ring” and blocks the flow between guide vane and runner. The runner inlet attack angle becomes larger, and the runner blade passages nearly filled with flow separation and vortexes. The deterioration of runner blade flow leads to the dramatic decrease of runner torque, which tends to reduce the runner rotation speed. In this situation, the internal flow can’t maintain the larger rotating speed at very low positive discharge cases, so the unit discharge-speed curves bend to S-shaped near runaway case. Originality/value The analysis method of four off-design cases on S-shaped region with the comparison of optimal operation case and the calculated attack angles are adopted to explore the mechanism of S characteristic. The flow characteristic and quantitative analysis all explain the bending of the unit discharge-speed curves.

Performance and Internal Flow of Contra-Rotating Small Hydro Turbine

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru Shigemitsu ◽  
Junichiro Fukutomi ◽  
Ryosuke Sonohata
Keyword(s):  
Flow Condition ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Stable Operation ◽  
Small Hydropower ◽  
Flow Passage ◽  
Hydro Turbine ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
Hydro Turbines

Small hydropower generation is one of important alternative energy, and potential of small hydropower is great. Efficiency of small hydro turbines is lower than that of large one, and these small hydro turbine’s common problems are out of operation by foreign materials. Then, there are demands for small hydro turbines to keep high performance and wide flow passage. Therefore, we adopted contra-rotating rotors, which can be expected to achieve high performance and enable to use low-solidity rotors with wide flow passage, in order to accomplish high performance and stable operation. Final goal of this study is development of a small hydro turbine like electrical goods, which has high portability and makes an effective use of unused small hydro power energy source. In this research, experimental apparatus of the contra-rotating small hydro turbine with 60mm casing diameter was manufactured and performance of it was investigated by an experiment. Efficiency of the contra-rotating small hydro turbine was high in pico-hydro turbine and high efficiency could be kept in wide flow rate range. Internal flow condition, which was difficult to measure experimentally, was shown by the numerical flow analysis. Further, influence of spokes to support the rotor was clarified. Then, a relation between the performance and internal flow condition was considered by the experimental and numerical analysis results.

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