Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Fluid added polar inertia and damping for the torsional vibration of a Kaplan turbine model runner considering multiple perturbations
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Fluid and Experimental Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5143-7729
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Product and Production Development.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6016-6342
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Fluid and Experimental Mechanics.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Fluid and Experimental Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7599-0895
2019 (English)In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Institute of Physics (IOP), 2019, Vol. 240, article id 062007Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

A water turbine runner is exposed to several perturbation sources with differentfrequencies, phases, and amplitudes both at the design and off-design operations. Rotor-statorinteraction, cavitation, rotating vortex rope, and blade trailing edge vortices are examples of suchperturbations which can disturb the runner. The rotor dynamic coefficients require beingdetermined to perform a reliable dynamic analysis. Fluid added inertia, damping, and stiffnesshave previously been investigated for individual perturbation frequencies for the torsionalvibration of a Kaplan turbine model runner. However, a number of perturbation sources mostlytake place simultaneously and alter the dynamics of the runner. Soltani et al. [1] have evaluatedthe torsional added parameters for a Kaplan turbine runner using numerical simulationsconsidering single perturbation frequency. In the present work, the fluid added parameters areassessed in the presence of multiple perturbation sources. A similar methodology is used. Asingle-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) model for the dynamic model and unsteady ReynoldsaveragedNavier–Stokes approach for the flow simulations are assumed. Perturbations withdifferent frequencies are applied to the rotational speed of the runner to determine the fluid addedparameters for the torsional vibration. A number of previously investigated frequencies arechosen and their combinations are investigated. In addition, two different phase shifts areconsidered between the applied perturbations to study the effect of phase. Two more test caseswith higher perturbation amplitude are also conducted to investigate its influence on the fluidadded inertia and damping. The results are compared with the previous study and the interactionof multiple perturbations on the added parameters is investigated.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Physics (IOP), 2019. Vol. 240, article id 062007
National Category
Mechanical Engineering Fluid Mechanics Other Mechanical Engineering
Research subject
Fluid Mechanics; Computer Aided Design
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-72503DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/240/6/062007ISI: 000560282601091Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85063961671OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-72503DiVA, id: diva2:1276833
Conference
29th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, 17-21 September 2018, Kyoto, Japan.
Available from: 2019-01-09 Created: 2019-01-09 Last updated: 2025-02-09Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. An Experimental Investigation of a Prototype Kaplan Turbine and Numerical Analysis of Fluid Added Parameters on the Corresponding Model Turbine Runner
Open this publication in new window or tab >>An Experimental Investigation of a Prototype Kaplan Turbine and Numerical Analysis of Fluid Added Parameters on the Corresponding Model Turbine Runner
2020 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Among the renewable energy sources, hydropower plays an important role by providing approximately 60% of the renewable electricity. Globally, there is a growing installed capacity of renewable energy sources. This, along with the energy policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions promotes the development of alternative renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The penetration of intermittent energy sources seriously impacts the energy balance as well as the stability of the electrical grid. Therefore, it is required to guarantee a smooth integration of this share into the existing power grids. Hydraulic power plants are one of the key components to stabilize the electric grid. As a result, the extended operations and flexibility of hydraulic turbines increase, and hydraulic turbines are subject to unstable flow conditions and unfavorable load fluctuations at off-design operations. A better understanding of off-design and transient effects, particularly in full-scale hydraulic turbines, has the potential to provide new methodologies to predict the sources of load fluctuations on the runner and to mitigate issues associated with them. Such knowledge can increase turbine refurbishment time intervals and avoid structural failures in extreme cases.

This thesis aims to develop methodologies (i.e., experimental and numerical) to assess Kaplan turbines flow conditions and flow effects on the structure under different operational conditions. The work is divided into two parts; an experimental measurement campaign performed on a full-scale Kaplan turbine, Porjus U9, and a numerical investigation of fluid-structure interaction in the corresponding model turbine. In the measurement campaign, several operational conditions ranging from start-up, speed-no-load, steady-state, load variations, emergency shutdown, runaway, and stop were examined. Steady-state and load variation measurements were carried out under on-cam and off-cam conditions. The main objective was to investigate the effect of the operation conditions on the pressure and stain fluctuations on the runner as well as the strain variations on the shaft. This would lead to propose a measurement methodology in which the blade loading can be predicted by strain measurements on the shaft. The pressure and strain measurements on the runner showed that different sources of fluctuations corresponding to a specific operating condition, e.g. part load and start-up, resulted in load fluctuations on the runner blade. The region in the proximity of the runner blade hub was observed as the most critical in terms of high strain value. During a start-up sequence, the strain measurement on the shaft revealed that both guide vane opening, and runner blade’s angle have a great effect on the strain value on the shaft. A correlation between the blade and shaft measurements seems to exist.

The numerical simulations performed on the Porjus U9 model demonstrated that the added inertia and damping were important, whereas the stiffness was negligible. The dimensionless added polar inertia was 23%–27% of the reference value. Added damping significantly contributed to the moment at low excitation frequencies, whereas the inertia became dominant at higher frequencies. Considering the presence of multiple perturbations in the simulations, the added polar inertia could be assumed independent. Whereas, the interaction of the harmonics modified the added damping value, particularly at high perturbation frequencies.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Luleå: Luleå tekniska universitet, 2020
Series
Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology 1 jan 1997 → …, ISSN 1402-1544
National Category
Fluid Mechanics
Research subject
Fluid Mechanics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-76869 (URN)978-91-7790-504-2 (ISBN)978-91-7790-505-9 (ISBN)
Public defence
2020-01-31, 00:00 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
Available from: 2019-11-26 Created: 2019-11-26 Last updated: 2025-02-09Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

No full text in DiVA

Other links

Publisher's full textScopus

Authority records

Soltani Dehkharqani, ArashAidanpää, Jan-OlovEngström, FredrikCervantes, Michel

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Soltani Dehkharqani, ArashAidanpää, Jan-OlovEngström, FredrikCervantes, Michel
By organisation
Fluid and Experimental MechanicsProduct and Production Development
Mechanical EngineeringFluid MechanicsOther Mechanical Engineering

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar

doi
urn-nbn

Altmetric score

doi
urn-nbn
Total: 270 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf