Unsteady pressure measurements of decelerated swirling flow in a discharge cone at lower runner speeds

The decelerated swirling flow in the draft tube cone of hydraulic turbines (especially turbines with fixed blades) is responsible for self-induced instabilities which generates pressure pulsations that hinder the turbine operation. An experimental test rig was developed in order to investigate the f...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2014-01, Vol.22 (3), p.32008-32017
Main Authors: Bosioc, A I, Muntean, S, Tanasa, C, Susan-Resiga, R, Vekas, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Control stability
Deceleration
Draft tubes
Flow control
Flow stability
Hydraulic turbines
Instability
Pressure
Pressure measurement
Pressure recovery
Pulsation
Rheological properties
Stability
Swirling
Turbines
Unsteady
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Summary:The decelerated swirling flow in the draft tube cone of hydraulic turbines (especially turbines with fixed blades) is responsible for self-induced instabilities which generates pressure pulsations that hinder the turbine operation. An experimental test rig was developed in order to investigate the flow instabilities. A new method was implemented to slow down the runner using a magneto rheological brake in order to be extended the flow regimes investigated. As a result, the experimental investigations are performed for 7 operating regimes in order to quantify the flow behaviour from part load operation to overload operation. The unsteady pressure measurements are carried out on 4 levels in the cone. The unsteady pressure measurements on the cone wall consist in quantifying of three aspects: i) the pressure recovery coefficient obtained based on mean pressure provides the energetic assessment on the draft tube cone; ii) the unsteady quantities (dominant amplitude and frequency) are determined revealing the dynamic behaviour; iii) the plunging and rotating components of the pressure pulsation. As a result, this new method helps us to investigate in detail the flow instability for different operating regimes and allows investigating various flow control solutions.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/22/3/032008