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On the prediction of the induced damage by the start-up sequence of Francis turbines: On operational resilience framework

Mario Paolone, Christophe Nicolet, Elena Vagnoni, Martin Seydoux

The number of transient operations in hydraulic machinery connected to power grid, notably start-ups and shut-downs, has observed a substantial increase in recent decades, primarily driven by the global shift toward intermittent renewable energy sources. S ...

2024

Swirl number based transposition of flow-induced mechanical stresses from reduced scale to full-size Francis turbine runners

François Avellan, Arthur Tristan Favrel, Christian Landry, Keita Yamamoto, Joao Gomes Pereira Junior

At part load conditions, Francis turbines are subject to the emergence of a hydrodynamic instability in their draft tube, referred to as precessing vortex rope. It induces pressure pulsations in the water passages at the precession frequency of the vortex, ...

2020

Physical Mechanism of Interblade Vortex Development at Deep Part Load Operation of a Francis Turbine

François Avellan, Arthur Tristan Favrel, Keita Yamamoto

For seamless integration of growing electricity production from intermittent renewable energy sources, Francis turbines are under increasing demand to extend their operating range. This requires Francis turbines to operate under off-design conditions, wher ...

ASME2019

Hydrodynamics of Francis turbine operation at deep part load condition

Keita Yamamoto

The electrical energy production from New and Renewable Energy (NRE) sources have become increasingly important in the past decades. However, intermittent electrical generation from NRE sources due to their stochastic nature often prevents stable power out ...

EPFL2017

Pressure measurements and high speed visualizations of the cavitation phenomena at deep part load condition in a Francis turbine

François Avellan, Arthur Tristan Favrel, Christian Landry, Andres Müller, Keita Yamamoto

In a hydraulic power plant, it is essential to provide a reliable, sustainable and flexible energy supply. In recent years, in order to cover the variations of the renewable electricity production, hydraulic power plants are demanded to operate with more e ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2014

Experimental Aeroelastic Investigation of Vibrating Turbine Blade Clusters

Peter Ott, Achim Zanker

This paper presents and discusses unsteady experimental results of controlled vibration measurements of blade-cluster and single-blade test cases, all subjected to the same subsonic ow conditions. The experiments were performed in a non-rotating annular te ...

2013

Experimental Aeroelastic Analysis of Clustered Turbine Blades Vibrating in Mixed Torsion/Bending Mode

Peter Ott, Achim Zanker

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics2013

Mathematical modelling of swirling flow in hydraulic turbines for the full operating range

François Avellan

We introduce and validate a novel mathematical model for computing the radial profiles of both axial and circumferential velocity components, respectively, of the swirling flow exiting the runner of hydraulic turbines within the full operating range. We as ...

Elsevier2011

Analysis of large scale hydrodynamic phenomena in turbine draft tubes

Monica Iliescu

Hydraulic power is a renewable energy with a very advantageous price, and its flexibility of use coupled with its storage possibilities easily enables to meet the peak demand. Refurbishment of old hydraulic power plants is an important topical issue and th ...

EPFL2007

Onboard Measurements of Pressure and Strain Fluctuations in a Model of low Head Francis Turbine. Part 1 : Instrumentation

François Avellan, Mohamed Farhat, Michel Couston, Silvia Natal

In this first part of a 2 papers series, we present the experimental procedure for onboard measurement of pressure and strain fluctuation in a model of low head Francis turbine. 28 miniature pressure sensors are fitted in the pressure and suction sides of ...

International Association For Hydraulic Research2002

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