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On the Rotating Vortex Rope and Its Induced Structural Response in a Kaplan Turbine Model

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
The rotating vortex rope, which can be decomposed in the rotating and the plunging modes, is the origin of pressure fluctuations in the draft tube cone when hydraulic turbines operate at part load, compromising the structural integrity and limiting the ...
Rafel Roig   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Analysis of Hydraulic Losses in Vortex Rope Inside the Draft Tube of Francis Pump-Turbine Based on Entropy Production Theory

open access: yesMachines, 2023
The existence of vortex ropes inside the draft tube significantly impacts hydraulic efficiency and operational stability, and few studies on the formation mechanism of vortex ropes and hydraulic loss problems have been explored.
Haobo Wang   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

An Indirect Measurement Methodology to Identify Load Fluctuations on Axial Turbine Runner Blades [PDF]

open access: yesSensors, 2020
Smooth integration of intermittent energy sources, such as solar and wind power, into the electrical grid induces new operating conditions of the hydraulic turbine by increasing the off-design operations, start/stops, and load variations.
Arash Soltani Dehkharqani   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Investigation of Flow-Induced Instabilities in a Francis Turbine Operating in Non-Cavitating and Cavitating Part-Load Conditions

open access: yesFluids, 2023
The integration of intermittent renewable energy resources to the grid system requires that hydro turbines regularly operate at part-load conditions.
Mohammad Hossein Arabnejad   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pressure Fluctuations in the S-Shaped Region of a Reversible Pump-Turbine

open access: yesEnergies, 2017
Numerical simulations were performed to investigate pressure fluctuations in the S-shaped region of a pump-turbine model. Analyses focused on pressure fluctuations in the draft tube and in the gap between the guide vanes and runner.
Zijie Wang   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Flow Evolution and Energy Loss Mechanism in Accidental Shutdown Process of a Large Submersible Mixed-Flow Pump System [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 2023
To investigate the accidental shutdown process for a large vertical and submersible mixed-flow pump unit in a drainage pumping station, a three-dimensional numerical method for this transition process was proposed according to the angular momentum ...
B. Zhu, W. Han, Z. Tai, Y. Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Hydraulic Performance of a Francis Turbine with a Variable Draft Tube Guide Vane System to Mitigate Pressure Pulsations

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
The present paper demonstrates a proof-of-concept by introducing a variable guide vane system in the draft tube of a high-head Francis model turbine. The aim is to examine the hydraulic performance of the turbine while mitigating the pressure pulsations ...
Jesline Joy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation of a Kaplan Prototype Turbine Operating on a Cam Curve

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
The role of hydropower has become increasingly essential following the introduction of intermittent renewable energies. Quickly regulating power is needed, and the transient operations of hydropower plants have consequently become more frequent.
Raluca Gabriela Iovănel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Overview of Active Control Techniques for Vortex Rope Mitigation in Hydraulic Turbines

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
This review addresses the current state of research into active control and suppression of vortex rope in hydroturbines under off-design operating conditions.
Sergey Shtork   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vortex rope mitigation with azimuthal perturbations: A numerical study

open access: yesIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment, 2021
A novel method to mitigate the rotating vortex rope is investigated numerically on a propeller turbine using ANSYS CFX. Pulsating momentum is injected in a horizontal plane in the diffuser cone from four evenly spaced jets.
H. Holmström   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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