Experimental analysis of the flow pattern of a pump turbine model in pump mode

Guggenberger, Mark; Senn, Florian; Jaberg, Helmut; Gehrer, Arno; Sallaberger, Manfred; Widmer, Christian

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/49/4/042001

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“…The test result revealed the movement of the stall cells from one guide vane channel to another according to pressure fluctuation measurements; the averaged velocity distributions at the runner exit and the inlet of guide vane channels were obtained. Guggenberger et al [28] and Ciocan et al [29] carried out PIV measurement on internal flows around guide vanes of a model pump turbine under conditions in the hump-shaped region of one fixed guide vane opening. The instantaneous flow field was attained when vortex and backflow occurred in the guide vane channel.…”

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Experimental Research on the Rotating Stall of a Pump Turbine in Pump Mode

Xue¹,

Liu²,

Lu³

et al. 2019

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The rotating stall is an unstable flow phenomenon of pump turbines in pump mode, which is of increasing concern to scientists and engineers working on pump turbines. However, at present, various studies are carried out based on CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulation, while directly measured data and experimental research on flow fields are seldom reported. By utilizing PIV (particle image velocimetry) measuring equipment, the flow field within the guide vane zone of a low specific speed pump turbine in pump mode was measured. By measuring and analyzing the transient flow field, the evolutionary process of the rotating stall within the guide vane passages was determined. We found that for all three tested guide vane openings, regardless of whether the positive slope appeared or not, a pre-stall operating point was found for each opening in the process of decreasing the flow rate. The analysis of the loss within the flow field indicated that the dissipation-induced loss increased greatly after the rotating stall appeared. The pump performance curves at the three guide vane openings showed an inflection at the pre-stall point. When the flow rate is larger than that of the pre-stall point, the head of the pump turbine dramatically increases as the flow rate decreases. However, when the flow rate is smaller than the pre-stall point, such increases noticeably slows down.The research results showed that whether the positive slope on the pump performance curve occurred or not, instability caused by the rotating stall should be of great concern.

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