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UNIT I & II
b. Axial flow machine The flow is away from the centre Ex. Kaplan turbines and axial flow compressors
C. If the flow is party radial and partly axial, Then it is termed as mixed-flow machine
1. Liquid used by the turbines producing power is water, and therefore, they are termed as water turbines or hydraulic turbines. 2. Turbines handling gases in practical fields are usually referred to as steam turbine, gas turbine, and air turbine depending upon whether they use steam, gas (the mixture of air and products of burnt fuel in air) or air.
Air Turbine
Large heads (from 100 meter to 1800 meter) Relatively small flow rate Maximum of 6 nozzles Good efficiency over a vide range
Define
(a) Hydraulic efficiency (b) Mechanical efficiency (c) Overall efficiency of turbines.
Reaction Turbines
UNIT-II
2. Francis Turbine
Francis Turbine
Construction:
Penstock: It is a large size conduit which conveys water from the upstream to the dam/reservoir to the turbine runner. Spiral Casing: It constitutes a closed passage whose cross-sectional area gradually decreases along the flow direction; area is maximum at inlet and nearly zero at exit. Guide Vanes: These vanes direct the water on to the runner at an angle appropriate to the design, the motion of them is given by means of hand wheel or by a governor. Governing Mechanism: It changes the position of the guide blades/vanes to affect a variation in water flow rate, when the load conditions on the turbine change. Runner and Runner Blades: The driving force on the runner is both due to impulse and reaction effect. The number of runner blades usually varies between 16 to 24. Draft Tube: It is gradually expanding tube which discharges water, passing through the runner to the tail race.
Working:
Francis turbine has a purely radiate flow runner. Water under pressure, enters the runner from the guide vanes towards the center in radial direction and discharges out of the runner axially. Francis turbine operates under medium heads. Water is brought down to the turbine through a penstock and directed to a number of stationary orifices fixed all around the circumference of the runner. These stationary orifices are called as guide vanes. The head acting on the turbine is transformed into kinetic energy and pressure head. Due to the difference of pressure between guide vanes and the runner (called reaction pressure), the motion of runner occurs. That is why a Francis turbine is also known as reaction turbine. Pressure at inlet is more than that at outlet. In Francis turbine runner is always full of water. The moment of runner is affected by the change of both the potential and kinetic energies of water. After doing the work the water is discharged to the tail race through a closed tube called drafttube.
Traditional runner
X blade runner
3.Kaplan Turbine
Kaplan Turbine
SHAFT
VANES
HUBB OR BOSS
Low head (from 70 meter and down to 5 meter) Large flow rates The runner vanes can be governed Good efficiency over a vide range
APPLICATIONS:
Kaplan turbines are widely used throughout the world for electrical power production. They cover the lowest head hydro sites and are especially suited for high flow conditions. Inexpensive micro turbines are manufactured for individual power production with as little as two feet of head. Large Kaplan turbines are individually designed for each site to operate at the highest possible efficiency, typically over 90%. They are very expensive to design, manufacture and install, but operate for decades.
(a)Straight or conical draft tube :This is known as tapered draft tube and used in all reaction turbines where conditions permit. It is preferred for low specific speed and Francis turbine. The maximum cone angle is 8 (a = 40). The hydraulic efficiency is 90%.
(3) Moody Spreading TubesThis tube is used to reduce the whirling action of discharge water when turbine runs at high speed under low head conditions. The draft tube has efficiency around 85%.
Derivation
1. Operating Head :-
Pelton turbine - Greater than 400 m Francis turbine - 50-400 m Kaplan turbine - Less than 50 m
2. Specific speed-Turbine:Turbine having high specific speed is selected. High speed means a smaller size of the turbine. Francis turbines run at higher speeds (50250) than those of pelton wheels (850), Kaplan turbine have the greatest specific speed (2501000).
3. Cavitation :Cavitation occurs when the pressure at the runner outlet equals vapour pressure. Francis turbines can not be used for very high heads because of cavitation. Pelton turbines are free from cavitation because the pressure at runner outlet is the atmospheric.
4. Performance characteristics :Turbines should be selected in such a way that their efficiencies do not fall appreciably when operating under part load. Francis turbines operate efficiently between half and full load. Kaplan turbines are more efficient at low heads.
5. Overall cost :The plant should be designed for the minimum cost as cost is the prime consideration in designing a plant
6. Number of units :It is better to go in for a larger unit as far as possible, but there must be at least two units at any particular site so that one unit is always available.
Governing of Reaction TurbinesGoverning of reaction turbines is usually done by altering the position of the guide vanes and thus controlling the flow rate by changing the gate openings to the runner. The guide blades of a reaction turbine are pivoted and connected by levers and links to the regulating ring. Two long regulating rods, being attached to the regulating ring at their one ends, are connected to a regulating lever at their other ends. The regulating lever is keyed to a regulating shaft which is turned by a servomotor piston of the oil.
All the available fluid energy is converted in kinetic energy. Blades are in action only when they are in the front of the nozzle. Water may be allowed to enter a part or whole of the wheel circumference. The wheel does not run full and air has free access to the buckets. Unit is installed above the tail race. There is no loss when the flow is regulated.
Only a portion of fluid energy is converted into kinetic energy. Blades are in action all the time.
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Water completely fills the vane passages throughout the operation of the turbine. Unit is kept entirely submerged in water below the tail race. There is always a loss when the flow is
Pelton of an injector Pelton of an injector Pelton of an injector Pelton of two injectors Pelton of two injectors
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