Experimental investigations of transient pressure variations in a high head model Francis turbine during start-up and shutdown  

作　　者：TRIVEDI Chirag CERVANTES Michel J. GANDHI B.K. OLE DAHLHAUG G. 

机构地区：[1]Division of Fluid and Experimental Mechanics, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Lule? University of Technology [2]Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology [3]Water Power Laboratory, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

出　　处：《Journal of Hydrodynamics》2014年第2期277-290,共14页水动力学研究与进展B辑（英文版）

基　　金：the Swedish Waterpower Centre(SVC)for the financial support.SVC has been established by the Swedish Energy Agency,Elforsk and SvenskaKraftnat together with LuleUniversity of Technology,the Royal Institute of Technology,Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University(www.svc.nu)

摘　　要：Penetration of the power generated using wind and solar energy to electrical grid network causing several incidents of the grid tripping, power outage, and frequency drooping. This has increased restart （star-stop） cycles of the hydroelectric turbines significantly since grid connected hydroelectric turbines are widely used to manage critical conditions of the grid. Each cycle induces significant stresses due to unsteady pressure loading on the runner blades. The presented work investigates the pressure loading to a high head （ He = 377 m, De = 1.78 m） Francis turbine during start-stop. The measurements were carried out on a scaled model turbine （HM = 12.5 m, DM = 0.349 m）. Total four operating points were considered. At each operating point, three schemes of guide vanes opening and three schemes of guide vanes closing were investigated. The results show that total head variation is up to 9% during start-stop of the turbine. On the runner blade, the maximum pressure amplitudes are about 14 kPa and 16 kPa from the instantaneous mean value of 121 kPa during rapid start-up and shutdown, respectively, which are about 1.5 times larger than that of the slow start-up and shutdown. Moreover, the maximum pressure fluctuations are given at the blade trailing edge.Penetration of the power generated using wind and solar energy to electrical grid network causing several incidents of the grid tripping, power outage, and frequency drooping. This has increased restart （star-stop） cycles of the hydroelectric turbines significantly since grid connected hydroelectric turbines are widely used to manage critical conditions of the grid. Each cycle induces significant stresses due to unsteady pressure loading on the runner blades. The presented work investigates the pressure loading to a high head （ He = 377 m, De = 1.78 m） Francis turbine during start-stop. The measurements were carried out on a scaled model turbine （HM = 12.5 m, DM = 0.349 m）. Total four operating points were considered. At each operating point, three schemes of guide vanes opening and three schemes of guide vanes closing were investigated. The results show that total head variation is up to 9% during start-stop of the turbine. On the runner blade, the maximum pressure amplitudes are about 14 kPa and 16 kPa from the instantaneous mean value of 121 kPa during rapid start-up and shutdown, respectively, which are about 1.5 times larger than that of the slow start-up and shutdown. Moreover, the maximum pressure fluctuations are given at the blade trailing edge.

关 键 词：Francis turbine pressure fluctuations START-UP SHUTDOWN TRANSIENT 

分 类 号：TV734[水利工程—水利水电工程]