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Dynamics of the precessing vortex rope and its interaction with the system at Francis turbines part load operating conditions

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

At part load conditions, Francis turbines experience the formation of a cavitation vortex rope at the runner outlet whose precession acts as a pressure excitation source for the hydraulic circuit. This can lead to hydro-acoustic resonances characterized by ...

2017

Simulation of energy recovery on water utility networks by a micro-turbine with counter-rotating runners

François Avellan, Loïc Andolfatto, Elena Vagnoni, Vlad Hasmatuchi, Cécile Münch-Alligné

Wherever relief valves and other energy dissipation devices are installed to limit the pressure, water utility networks provide unexploited hydropower potentials. This is mainly due to a lack of economically viable technologies for energy recovery in the p ...

International Association For Hydraulic Research2016

Junction chamber at vortex drop shaft: case study of Cossonay

Michael Pfister, Gaetano Crispino

The drainage network of the city of Cossonay (Switzerland) is currently being adapted for future needs. In particular, it is required to drain increased storm discharges due to a population augmentation and to provide an adequate concept to overcome unfavo ...

2016

Feasibility assessment of micro-hydropower for energy recovery in the water supply network of the city of Fribourg

Anton Schleiss, Pedro Filipe De Almeida Manso, Mário Jorge Rodrigues Pereira Da Franca, Irene Almeida Samora

In water supply systems there is potential for hydropower production at several scales, from small hydro to micro. The energy recovery within the urban water supply networks is a type of micro-hydro that may be useful for the control of excessive pressures ...

2016

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

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

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

Dynamics of the cavitation precessing vortex rope for Francis turbines at part load operating conditions

Arthur Tristan Favrel

The massive penetration of the existing electrical grid by renewable energy sources requires a continuous extension of the operating range of hydroelectric powerplants, which can lead to cavitation flow instabilities inducing undesirable mechanical vibrati ...

EPFL2016

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

Analysis of the part load helical vortex rope of a Francis turbine using on-board sensors

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

The cavitation helical vortex rope arising at Francis turbine partial load induces pressure fluctuations at the rope precession frequency, which can be decomposed into two components; the convective one and the synchronous one. The latter acts as an excita ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2015