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Turbine pictures
Spiral cast + regulation Guid vanes + runner
Runner
Draft tube
Goals
Try to increase turbine power with the geometry modification of: - stayring venes, - guide vanes, - runner blades
Tools
- Gambit 2.0.x - Fluent 6.0.x - optimisation package (Genetic Algorithm)
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Qi (%)
10 9 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 lopatice blades
1. Gambit
Domain decomposition - spiral cast - stayring - wicket gate - runner - draft tube
For presentation purposes and better visualization the next slides contain meshes which are very corse (very bad y+). This meshes are not using for calculations.
outlet
1. Gambit -stayring
1. Gambit
-guide vanes (x 20)
outlet
inlet
1. Gambit
-wicket gate
1. Gambit
-blade to blade, runner (x 15)
Runner inlet
Runner outlet
1. Gambit - runner
Runner inlet
1. Gambit
-draft tube
1. Gambit
-parametric modeling
Mesh parametars
1. Gambit Conclusion
Advantages - parametric modeling - IF blocks - DO loops (periodic domein) - constants, functions and expresions - Fluent preprocesor !!
2. Fluent - model 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Steady state Segregated solver Multiple reference frame (MRF) model Standard k- turbulence model Grid interface (nonconformal meshes) Boundary conditions - velocity inlet (inlet spirala cast) - outflow (outlet of draft tube)
2. Fluent - domains
1. 2. 3. 4. 200000 cells 500000 cells 1400000 cells 2300000 cells - spiral cast - stayring - wicket gate - runner - draft tube
120000 cells 350000 cells 500000 cells 1300000 cells 120000 cells
Calculation time - 16 hours for 250 iteration (with a interpolated exisiting solution of corse mesh).
Machine - AMD Athlon 1.7 GHz, 3Gb RAM, running Linux
In next presentation x=0 y=0 z=0 is is is ISO-Surface, x=0 ISO-Surface, y=0 ISO-Surface, z=0
3. Fluent Overlay (Velocity Vectors,z=0 + Static Pressure Contours, SL blades and RL blades)
3. Fluent Overlay (Velocity Vectors,z=0 + Static Pressure Contours, SL blades and RL blades)
3. Fluent Overlay (Velocity Vectors,z=0 + Static Pressure Contours, SL blades and RL blades)
3. Fluent Path lines (relesed reversed from runner inlet) runner inlet
Losses