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Optimization design of an innovative francis draft tube: Insight into improving operational flexibility

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  • Zhou, Xing
  • Hu, Xinyi
  • Huang, Quanshui
  • Wu, Hegao
  • Tang, Xiaodan
  • Cervantes, Michel J.

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Hydropower has transitioned from base-load generation into an energy regulator in the hydro-wind-solar integrated systems, resulting in prolonged turbine operation under off-design conditions. Inspired by the new requirements of operation mode, an innovative Francis draft tube with inclined conical diffuser is presented to mitigate the pressure fluctuations and fatigue damage induced by flow instabilities. The design is optimized and comprehensively investigated to improve the operational flexibility. Computational fluid dynamics combined with design of experiments, artificial neural network and multi-objective optimization process lead to two optimal designs denoted as Opt-1 and Opt-2 from the Pareto fronts. Corresponding maximum pressure fluctuation amplitude is reduced by 15 % and 20 % compared to the traditional, respectively. An 81 % decrease of the fluctuating pressure recovery for the modified draft tube is obtained, leading to a steadier runner torque and consequently lower power swing. The asymmetric design of inclined daft tube is mainly targeted at the mitigation of the synchronous component as well as the attenuation of interaction between the swirling flow and elbow, accompanied with the mitigated energy of first-order vortex structure. The proposed innovative draft tube and optimization technique are found useful to broaden the operating range of hydraulic turbine in a computationally affordable way.

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  • Zhou, Xing & Hu, Xinyi & Huang, Quanshui & Wu, Hegao & Tang, Xiaodan & Cervantes, Michel J., 2024. "Optimization design of an innovative francis draft tube: Insight into improving operational flexibility," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 299(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:299:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224012623
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131489
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