A Turbulence Model Assessment for Deep Part Load Conditions of a Francis Turbine

Author:

Wack J,Beck J,Conrad P,von Locquenghien F,Jester-Zürker R,Riedelbauch S

Abstract

Abstract Today, hydropower plants received increased attention as they have the ability to stabilize the electrical grid. However, this is accompanied by more start-stop sequences as well as operation in off-design conditions. One big task is to develop improved runner designs that can resist the increased pressure fluctuations. In the scope of this study, a Francis turbine is simulated for a deep part load operating point with the use of the SAS model and the more recently developed SBES model with ANSYS CFX. Both turbulence models are hybrid RANS-LES models. The simulation results are compared against model test data from a measurement at high cavitation number. For the evaluation of the pressure fluctuations comparison is furthermore made against experimental data at low cavitation number. All in all, SAS and SBES model predict similar flow characteristics. Both, the velocity profiles in the PIV measurement plane and the predicted pressure fluctuations, show only minor differences. The comparison against experimental data shows that the amplitude of the broadband frequency spectrum, which results from the occurrence of vortices, is overestimated at the investigated locations on the runner blades.

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Subject

General Engineering

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