Evaluation of gap influence on the dynamic response behavior of pump-turbine runner

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 491-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingyan He ◽  
Lingjiu Zhou ◽  
Soo-Hwang Ahn ◽  
Zhengwei Wang ◽  
Yusuke Nakahara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Dynamic Stress ◽  
Resonance Curve ◽  
Added Mass ◽  
Resonance Phenomenon ◽  
Gap Size ◽  
Pump Turbine ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Turbine Runner ◽  
Fluid Added Mass

Purpose The gaps between runner and nearby structures play an important role in the dynamic response of runner, especially for pump-turbines. This paper aims to evaluate the gap influence on the added mass and dynamic stress of pump-turbine runner and provide an improved method to predict the resonance of runner. Design/methodology/approach Acoustic-structural coupling method was used to evaluate the added mass factors of a reduced scale pump-turbine with different axial and radial gap size between runner and nearby rigid walls. Improved one-way fluid-structural interaction (FSI) simulation was used to calculate the dynamic stress of the runner, which takes into account fluid added mass effect. The time-dependent hydraulic forces on the runner surfaces that were obtained from unsteady CFD simulation were transferred to the runner structure as a boundary condition, by using mesh-matching algorithm at the FSI surfaces. Findings The results show that the added mass factors increase as the gap size decreases. The axial gaps have greater influence on the added mass factors for the in-phase (IP) modes than the counter-phase (CP) and crown-dominant (CD) modes, while the CP and CD modes are very sensitive to the radial gaps. The largest added mass factor is observed in (2 + 4)ND-CP mode (resonance mode). The results reveal that the transient structural dynamic stress analysis, with the consideration of gaps and fluid added mass, can accurately predict the resonance phenomenon. Resonance curve of the pump-turbine has been obtained which agrees well with the test result. The gap fluid has great influence on the resonance condition, while for non-resonance operating points, the effect of gaps on the dynamic stress amplitude is quite small. Originality/value This paper provides an accurate method to analyze the dynamic response during runner design stage for safety assessment. The resonance curve prediction has more significance than previous methods which predict the resonance of runner by modal or harmonic analysis.

Numerical simulation of fluid added mass effect on a francis turbine runner

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1106-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q.W. Liang ◽  
C.G. Rodríguez ◽  
E. Egusquiza ◽  
X. Escaler ◽  
M. Farhat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Mass Effect ◽  
Added Mass ◽  
Francis Turbine ◽  
Turbine Runner ◽  
Fluid Added Mass

scholarly journals Study on dynamic stress of pump turbine runner during power failure in pump mode

2021 ◽  
Vol 1985 (1) ◽  
pp. 012044
Author(s):  
Kai Lin ◽  
Funan Chen ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Huili Bi ◽  
Yongyao Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Stress ◽  
Pump Mode ◽  
Pump Turbine ◽  
Power Failure ◽  
Turbine Runner

scholarly journals Fatigue Life Prediction of a Pump Turbine Runner

2021 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
pp. 012025
Author(s):  
Q L He ◽  
T Liu ◽  
X L Yang ◽  
F N Chen ◽  
C Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Fatigue Life Prediction ◽  
Pump Turbine ◽  
Turbine Runner

Fluid Added Mass Effect in the Modal Response of a Pump-Turbine Impeller

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduard Egusquiza ◽  
Carme Valero ◽  
Quanwei Liang ◽  
Miguel Coussirat ◽  
Ulrich Seidel
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Mass Effect ◽  
Added Mass ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Pump Turbine ◽  
Modal Response ◽  
Surrounding Fluid ◽  
Turbine Impeller ◽  
Good Agreement

In this paper, the reduction in the natural frequencies of a pump-turbine impeller prototype when submerged in water has been investigated. The impeller, with a diameter of 2.870m belongs to a pump-turbine unit with a power of around 100MW. To analyze the influence of the added mass, both experimental tests and numerical simulations have been carried out. The experiment has been performed in air and in water. From the frequency response functions the modal characteristics such as natural frequencies and mode shapes have been obtained. A numerical simulation using FEM (Finite Elements Model) was done using the same boundary conditions as in the experiment (impeller in air and surrounded by a mass of water). The modal behaviour has also been calculated. The numerical results were compared with the available experimental results. The comparison shows a good agreement in the natural frequency values both in air and in water. The reduction in frequency due to the added mass effect of surrounding fluid has been calculated. The physics of this phenomenon due to the fluid structure interaction has been investigated from the analysis of the mode-shapes.

Experimental study of heat and moisture transfer in vertical air gap under protective clothing against dry and wet heat exposures

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Su ◽  
Miao Tian ◽  
Yunyi Wang ◽  
Xianghui Zhang ◽  
Jun Li
Keyword(s):  
Natural Convection ◽  
Protective Clothing ◽  
Moisture Transfer ◽  
Heat Exposure ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Gap Size ◽  
Heat And Moisture Transfer ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wet Heat ◽  
Heat And Moisture

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study heat and steam transfer in a vertical air gap and improve thermal protective performance of protective clothing under thermal radiation and hot steam.Design/methodology/approachAn experiment-based model was introduced to analyze heat and moisture transfer in the vertical air gap between the protective clothing and human body. A developed test apparatus was used to simulate different air gap sizes (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 mm). The protective clothing with different air gap sizes was subjected to dry and wet heat exposures.FindingsThe increase of the air gap size reduced the heat and moisture transfer from the protective clothing to the skin surface under both heat exposures. The minimum air gap size for the initiation of natural convection in the dry heat exposure was between 6 and 9 mm, while the air gap size for the occurrence of natural convection was increased in the wet heat exposure. In addition, the steam mass flux presented a sharp decrease with the rising of the air gap size, followed by a stable state, mainly depending on the molecular diffusion and the convection mass transfer.Originality/valueThis research provides a better understanding of the optimum air gap under the protective clothing, which contributes to the design of optimum air gap size that provided higher thermal protection against dry and wet heat exposures.

A new technique for right half plane zero elimination from dynamics of a boost converter using magnetic coupling concept

Circuit World ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Goudarzian
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Half Plane ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
Voltage Regulation ◽  
Boost Converter ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Positive Zero ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Minimum Phase ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Control-signal-to-output-voltage transfer function of the conventional boost converter has at least one right-half plane zero (RHPZ) in the continuous conduction mode which can restrict the open-loop bandwidth of the converter. This problem can complicate the control design for the load voltage regulation and conversely, impact on the stability of the closed-loop system. To remove this positive zero and improve the dynamic performance, this paper aims to suggest a novel boost topology with a step-up voltage gain by developing the circuit diagram of a conventional boost converter. Design/methodology/approach Using a transformer, two different pathways are provided for a classical boost circuit. Hence, the effect of the RHPZ can be easily canceled and the voltage gain can be enhanced which provides conditions for achieving a smaller working duty cycle and reducing the voltage stress of the power switch. Using this technique makes it possible to achieve a good dynamic response compared to the classical boost converter. Findings The observations show that the phase margin of the proposed boost converter can be adequately improved, its bandwidth is largely increased, due to its minimum-phase structure through RHPZ cancellation. It is suitable for fast dynamic response applications such as micro-inverters and fuel cells. Originality/value The introduced method is analytically studied via determining the state-space model and necessary criteria are obtained to achieve a minimum-phase structure. Practical observations of a constructed prototype for the voltage conversion from 24 V to 100 V and various load conditions are shown.

A simulation investigation of helicopter ground resonance phenomenon

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 484-497
Author(s):  
Jaroslaw Stanislawski
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Method ◽  
Landing Gear ◽  
Rotor Blades ◽  
Resonance Phenomenon ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Damping Characteristics ◽  
Runge Kutta Method ◽  
Ground Resonance ◽  
Lumped Masses ◽  
Stiffness And Damping

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a simulation method applied for investigation of helicopter ground resonance phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach The considered physical model of helicopter standing on ground with rotating rotor consists of fuselage and main transmission gear treated as stiff bodies connected by elastic elements. The fuselage is supported on landing gear modeled by spring-damper units. The main rotor blades are treated as set of elastic axes with lumped masses distributed along blade radius. Due to Galerkin method, parameters of blades motion are assumed as a combination of bending and torsion eigen modes. A Runge–Kutta method is applied to solve equations of motions of rotor blades and helicopter fuselage. Findings The presented simulation method may be applied in preliminary stage of helicopter design to avoid ground resonance by proper selection of landing gear units and blade damper characteristics. Practical implications Ground resonance may occur in form of violently increasing mutual oscillations of helicopter fuselage and lead-lag motion of rotor blades. According to changes of stiffness and damping characteristics, simulations show stable behavior or arising oscillations of helicopter. The effects of different blade balance or defect of blade damper are predicted. Originality/value The simulation method may help to determine the envelope of safe operation of helicopter in phase of take-off or landing. The effects of additional disturbances as results of blades pitch control as swashplate deflection are introduced.

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