Numerical simulation of hydraulic transients in hydropower station with complicated water conveyance system

Abstract

With the construction of Jinping II hydropower station with extra-large diversion tunnel, Baihetan hydropower station with complicated tailwater system, Yangfanggou hydropower station with complicated surge chamber, High requirements are put forward for the calculation and analysis of hydraulic transient process. In the water transmission and power generation system design of these projects, the following technical problems was solved by Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited: simulation of variable impedance coefficient of differential surge chamber, interface tracking analysis of free-surface-pressure flow system, narrow upper chamber open channel effect and simulation of trigeminy surge chamber. The solutions to those technical problems and were summarized, and the hydraulic transients simulation and calculation software of complex waterway system - Hysim was developed. Based on the field test of Jinping II Hydropower Station, Baihetan hydropower station and Yangfanggou hydropower station, the simulation calculations were carried out. The accuracy of the hydraulic transients simulation software is verified by comparing the inversion results with the test values.