Design and verification of Francis turbine working in sand laden hydro-power plant

Jing Yang, Chong Peng, Changquan Li, Xinjun Liu, Jian Liu and Zhengwei Wang

Renewable Energy, 2023, vol. 207, issue C, 40-46

Abstract: Sand erosion is usually severe for hydraulic turbine operated in sediment-laden river hydro-power plant. Continuous erosion and abrasion in hydro-turbine components not only deteriorate the turbine performance but also bring frequent maintenance work. Thus, special attentions should be paid to anti-erosion performance besides the efficiency and stability during the hydraulic design stage. In this paper, the performances of a prototype Francis turbine used for a high head heavy sediment power station were investigated by reducing the rotational speed and using splitter runner. The hydraulic performance, anti-erosion characteristics and cavitation performance were focused and analyzed. The results proved that the velocity in the runner can be effectively reduced by lower the rotational speed, but the rotational speed reduction was also limited by the efficiency and velocity near the guide vane. The splitter runner can significantly improve the disorder flow in runner by re-distributing the velocity field. The erosion resistance of guide vane can be improved by increasing the pitch diameter of the guide vane appropriately. 3100 h of operation after commissioning further confirmed the anti-erosion and stability performance of the designed Francis turbine. This research provide a good reference for the Francis turbine design operated in heavy sediment hydro-power plant.

Keywords: Rotational speed; Splitter runner; Sand erosion; Francis turbine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.02.088

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