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LAPSE:2023.32123
Constraints of Parametrically Defined Guide Vanes for a High-Head Francis Turbine
Filip Stojkovski, Marija Lazarevikj, Zoran Markov, Igor Iliev, Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug
April 19, 2023
This paper is focused on the guide vane cascade as one of the most crucial stationary sub-systems of the hydraulic turbine, which needs to provide efficient inflow hydraulic conditions to the runner. The guide vanes direct the flow from the spiral casing and the stay vanes towards the runner, regulating the desired discharge. A parametric design tool with normalized geometrical constraints was created in MATLAB, suitable for generating guide vane cascade geometries for Francis turbines. The goal is to determine the limits of these constraints, which will lead to future faster prediction of initial guide vane configurations in the turbine optimal operating region. Several geometries are developed using preliminary design data of the turbine and are investigated using CFD simulations close to the best efficiency point (BEP) of the turbine. This research is part of the Horizon-2020—HydroFlex project led by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), focusing on the development of a flexible hydropower generation.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics, Francis turbine, guide vanes, parametric design
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Stojkovski F, Lazarevikj M, Markov Z, Iliev I, Dahlhaug OG. Constraints of Parametrically Defined Guide Vanes for a High-Head Francis Turbine. (2023). LAPSE:2023.32123
Author Affiliations
Stojkovski F: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
Lazarevikj M: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
Markov Z: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia [ORCID]
Iliev I: Waterpower Laboratory, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Alfred Getz’ Vei 4, 7034 Trondheim, Norway
Dahlhaug OG: Waterpower Laboratory, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Alfred Getz’ Vei 4, 7034 Trondheim, Norway [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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9
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2667
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2021
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2021-05-06
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1996-1073
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