Abstract

The development of pumped storage plants presents quicken tendency since the deregulation of energy market, for balancing the unstable grid caused by electricity generated by renewable energy. Whilst pumped storage plants are increasingly operating at off-design conditions in order to meet the requirement of electrical grid, therefore performance of unit at off-design conditions has become more important. In this work, three dimensional unsteady calculations were carried out for simulating pump turbine load rejection period based on the dynamic sliding mesh method and turbulent model of detached eddy simulation, also weakly compressible fluid was considered. The results was analyzed in both time domain and frequency domain to study the internal flow field characteristics, while flow field evolution in vaneless space between guide vane and runner was also investigated, reasons of vortex rope formation and characteristics of vortex rope in draft tube were studied.

Details

Title
Analysis on the internal flow field in vaneless space and draft tube of one reversible pump turbine during load rejection under turbine mode
Author
Mao, X L 1 ; Zheng, Y 2 ; B Qu 3 ; Guo, C 1 ; He, Z W 1 

 College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Xikang Road 1,210098 Nanjing, China 
 College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Xikang Road 1,210098 Nanjing, China; Institute of Innovation, Hohai University, Xikang Road 1,210098 Nanjing, China 
 College of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Focheng Road 1,211000 Nanjing, China 
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Jul 2018
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17551307
e-ISSN
17551315
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2559527739
Copyright
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