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Experimental Hydro-Mechanical Characterization of Full Load Pressure Surge in Francis Turbines

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

Full load pressure surge limits the operating range of hydro-electric generating units by causing significant power output swings and by compromising the safety of the plant. It appears during the off-design operation of hydraulic machines, which is increa ...

2017

Numerical and experimental evidence of the inter-blade cavitation vortex development at deep part load operation of a Francis turbine

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

Francis turbines are subject to various types of the cavitation flow depending on the operating condition s. In order to compensate for the stochastic nature of renewable energy sources, it is more and more required to extend the operating range of the gen ...

International Association For Hydraulic Research2016

Space and time reconstruction of the precessing vortex core in Francis turbine draft tube by 2D-PIV

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

Francis turbines operating at part load conditions experience the development of a high swirling flow at the runner outlet, giving rise to the development of a cavitation precessing vortex rope in the draft tube. The latter acts as an excitation source for ...

International Association For Hydraulic Research2016

RANS computations for identification of 1-D cavitation model parameters: application to full load cavitation vortex rope

François Avellan, Christophe Nicolet, Andres Müller, Sébastien Alligné

Due to the massive penetration of alternative renewable energies, hydropower is a key energy conversion technology for stabilizing the electrical power network by using hydraulic machines at off design operating conditions. At full load, the axisymmetric c ...

International Association For Hydraulic Research2016

Local wave speed and bulk flow viscosity in Francis turbines at part load operation

François Avellan, Christophe Nicolet, Christian Landry, Andres Müller, Arthur Tristan Favrel

The operation of Francis turbines at off-design conditions may cause the development of a cavitation vortex rope in the draft tube cone, acting as a pressure excitation source. The interactions between this excitation source and the hydraulic system at the ...

Taylor & Francis Ltd2016

Experimental method for the evaluation of the dynamic transfer matrix using pressure transducers

François Avellan, Andres Müller, Keita Yamamoto

This paper introduces an experimental method for the evaluation of dynamic transfer matrices using only pressure transducers. The discharge fluctuations are evaluated from the fluctuation of the pressure difference at different streamwise locations. The tr ...

Taylor & Francis Ltd2015

On the physical mechanisms governing self-excited pressure surge in Francis turbines

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

The required operating range for hydraulic machines is continually extended in an effort to integrate renewable energy sources with unsteady power outputs into the existing electrical grid. The off-design operation however brings forth unfavorable flow pat ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2014

Experimental investigation of the local wave speed in a draft tube with cavitation vortex rope

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

Hydraulic machines operating in a wider range are subjected to cavitation developments inducing undesirable pressure pulsations which could lead to potential instability of the power plant. The occurrence of pulsating cavitation volumes in the runner and t ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2014

Hydro-acoustic resonance behavior in presence of a precessing vortex rope: observation of a lock-in phenomenon at part load Francis turbine operation

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

Francis turbines operating at part load condition experience the development of a cavitating helical vortex rope in the draft tube cone at the runner outlet. The precession movement of this vortex rope induces local convective pressure fluctuations and a s ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2014

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

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RANS computations for identification of 1-D cavitation model parameters: application to full load cavitation vortex rope

François Avellan, Christophe Nicolet, Andres Müller, Sébastien Alligné

International Association For Hydraulic Research2016

Hydro-acoustic resonance behavior in presence of a precessing vortex rope: observation of a lock-in phenomenon at part load Francis turbine operation

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

Iop Publishing Ltd2014

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

IOP Publishing Ltd2014

Numerical and experimental evidence of the inter-blade cavitation vortex development at deep part load operation of a Francis turbine

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

International Association For Hydraulic Research2016