Abstract

Francis-99 is a set of workshop aiming to determine the state of the art of high head model Francis turbine simulations (flow and structure) under steady and transient operating conditions as well as to promote their development and knowledge dissemination openly. The first workshop (Trondheim, 2014) was concerned with steady state operation. The second workshop will focus on transient operations such as load variation and start-stop. In the present work, 2-D particle image velocimetry (PIV) with synchronized pressure measurements performed in the draft tube cone of the Francis-99 test case during load rejection is presented. Pressure sensors were mounted in the vaneless space and draft tube cone to estimate the instantaneous pressure fluctuations while operating the turbine from the best efficiency point (9.8°) to part load (6.7°) with the presence of a rotating vortex rope (RVR). The time-resolved velocity and pressure data are presented in this paper showing the transition in the turbine from one state to another.

Details

Title
Experimental investigation on a high head model Francis turbine during load rejection
Author
Goyal, R 1 ; Bergan, C 2 ; Cervantes, M J 3 ; Gandhi, B K 4 ; Dahlhaug, O G 2 

 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667 Roorkee, India; Department of Eng. Sci. and Math, Lulea University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden 
 Waterpower Laboratory, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Alfred Getz vei 4, 7034 Trondheim, Norway 
 Waterpower Laboratory, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Alfred Getz vei 4, 7034 Trondheim, Norway; Department of Eng. Sci. and Math, Lulea University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden 
 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667 Roorkee, India 
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Nov 2016
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17551307
e-ISSN
17551315
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2548650751
Copyright
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