This paper presents the numerical investigation of the interaction between the jet and the bucket in a Pelton Turbine. Unsteady numerical analyses were carried out on a single jet Pelton Turbine installed in the north of Italy. A two-phase inhomogeneous model was used. Two different jet configurations were analyzed and compared. In the first configuration the interaction between the runner and an axial-symmetric jet characterized by a given velocity jet profile was investigated, whereas in the second configuration the runner was coupled with the needle nozzle and the final part of the penstock and the interaction between the jet and the bucket was analyzed. A detailed analysis of the torque highlighted the influence of the shape of the water jet on the turbine losses and the influence of the stator on the efficiency of this type of hydraulic machines was shown. The numerical results was compared with the experimental data derived from the installation test of the turbine in order to validate the numerical analysis.

Numerical Investigation of the Interaction between Jet and Buckets in a Pelton Turbine

CAVAZZINI, GIOVANNA;ARDIZZON, GUIDO;PAVESI, GIORGIO
2009

Abstract

This paper presents the numerical investigation of the interaction between the jet and the bucket in a Pelton Turbine. Unsteady numerical analyses were carried out on a single jet Pelton Turbine installed in the north of Italy. A two-phase inhomogeneous model was used. Two different jet configurations were analyzed and compared. In the first configuration the interaction between the runner and an axial-symmetric jet characterized by a given velocity jet profile was investigated, whereas in the second configuration the runner was coupled with the needle nozzle and the final part of the penstock and the interaction between the jet and the bucket was analyzed. A detailed analysis of the torque highlighted the influence of the shape of the water jet on the turbine losses and the influence of the stator on the efficiency of this type of hydraulic machines was shown. The numerical results was compared with the experimental data derived from the installation test of the turbine in order to validate the numerical analysis.
2009
Proceedings of 8th Conference on Turbomachinery, Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics
8th Conference on Turbomachinery, Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics
9783851250367
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