Numerical assessment of parameters influencing the modal response of a Kaplan turbine model

Autor: Esteve Jou, Xavier Escaler, Oscar De La Torre, Rafel Roig
Přispěvatelé: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Enginyeria Mecànica, Fluids i Aeronàutica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Mecànica de Fluids, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. IFLUIDS - Grup de Recerca Barcelona Fluids & Energy Lab, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. FLUIDS - Enginyeria de Fluids
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Popis: The present study intends to investigate numerically the impact of: i) the fluid added mass, ii) the turbine rotational speed and iii) the variation of the runner blade bearing stiffness due to the turbine water head on the modal response of a reduced scale Kaplan turbine. The impact of each variable has been quantified by means of a series of numerical modal analyses of the turbine in vacuum and in water, and at rest and rotating. It has been found that the natural frequencies of the Kaplan turbine model are sensitive to all the variables investigated in the present paper, the added mass being the factor which has the greatest impact. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 814958. The authors also wish to acknowledge Vattenfall for the technical support received for developing this work.
Databáze: OpenAIRE