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Runner Lifting-Up during Load Rejection Transients of a Kaplan Turbine: Flow Mechanism and Solution

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  • Ke Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Feng Yang

    (Construction Management Company for Chushandian Reservoir Project of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China)

  • Zhiyan Yang

    (State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Yunxian Zhu

    (Construction Management Company for Chushandian Reservoir Project of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China)

  • Yongguang Cheng

    (State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

Abstract

Dangerous runner lifting-up (RLU) accidents regarding Kaplan turbines, which are widely used in low-head hydropower stations, were frequently reported. Three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to simulate the load rejection transients with guide-vane closing to predict the RLU possibility of the fixed-blade Kaplan turbine in an under-construction hydropower station. It was found that using any linear closing rule, the upward axial water force on the runner was larger than the weight of rotating parts that started before the guide-vanes were closed, which indicated a RLU possibility. It was the pumping effect that caused the imbalance, during which the high rotational speed runner propels water downstream with a low discharge. We proposed a piecewise closing rule based on this finding. By keeping the opening unchanged in a period in the closing process, the rotational speed can be reduced by using the braking effect, and the concurrence of high speed and low discharge can be prevented. Simulations verified this effective measure and accepted by the manufacturer. Although this study used a fixed-blade Kaplan turbine, the revealed mechanism and verified solution to the RLU problem have reference value for all of the Kaplan turbines.

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  • Ke Liu & Feng Yang & Zhiyan Yang & Yunxian Zhu & Yongguang Cheng, 2019. "Runner Lifting-Up during Load Rejection Transients of a Kaplan Turbine: Flow Mechanism and Solution," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:24:p:4781-:d:298194
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    1. Huixiang Chen & Daqing Zhou & Yuan Zheng & Shengwen Jiang & An Yu & You Guo, 2018. "Load Rejection Transient Process Simulation of a Kaplan Turbine Model by Co-Adjusting Guide Vanes and Runner Blades," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-18, November.
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    1. Riccardo Orso & Ernesto Benini & Moreno Minozzo & Riccardo Bergamin & Andrea Magrini, 2020. "Two-Objective Optimization of a Kaplan Turbine Draft Tube Using a Response Surface Methodology," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-13, September.

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