Francis Turbine Surge Prediction and Prevention
Every Francis turbine has some range(s) of load where the flow in the draft tube is subject to fluctuations. Various types of surge during 'steady-state' operation...
A New Turgo Turbine in China
In this paper a special runner bucket of the new Turgo turbine is illustrated and a comparison is made between the characteristics of the new Turgo and the ordinary Turgo turbine with...
Rim-Drive Turbine for Low Head Applications
A turbine design and testing program was undertaken with the objective of developing a standardized turbine/generator arrangement that would be well suited to the 10 to 30 foot head range....
A Review of the Cross-Flow Turbine
The historical development of the cross-flow turbine is briefly presented together with a summary of the well-documented one-dimensional theory. Two-dimensional aspects of runner design...
Hydraulic Transients?Helms Pumped Storage Project
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Helms Pumped Storage project is a large underground hydroelectric development which went into commercial operation in June 1984. Because...
Main Canal Headworks Hydroelectric Project
This project is being installed at the Dry Falls Dam, Coulee City, Washington, adjacent to the Main Canal Headworks which controls the irrigation releases to the Columbia Basin Project....
The Paerau Gorge Multipurpose Scheme
The Paerau Gorge Power Scheme is part of a multipurpose scheme supplying irrigation water and electricity to the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. This paper describes...
The Hrauneyjafoss Hydroelectric Project in Iceland
The Hrauneyjafoss Hydroelectric Project located in south central Iceland about 100 miles east of Reykjavik was constructed during 1978 to 1982. A maximum gross head of 295 feet is developed...
Micro PAT-Synchronous Generator Unit for Isolated Power Supply at Sultan Project Dam
The paper describes a unique application of a micro-PAT Unit installation utilizing downstream release flows for providing an isolated power supply at the Jackson (Sultan) dam in Washington...
Laser-2-Focus Flow Measurements in the Runner of a Bulb Turbine and Comparison with Calculation
Flow measurements are presented, which were carried out near and inside the 4-blade runner of an axial model bulb turbine of double adjustable type. These measurements were performed by...
Checking Turbine Performance by Index Testing
This paper discusses an index testing procedure used by TVA for measuring performance levels of its hydroelectric units. It also describes a current program for retesting generating units...
New Concepts for Prelininary Hydropower Design
Hydropower generation on steep mountainous streams where storage is impractical can usually be made economical if: the flow duration curve shows sufficient energy available in the high...
Kinetic Hydro Energy Conversion System Study
In early studies conducted at New York University (NYU) at the request of New York Power Authority (NYPA) a number of conclusions were reached regarding the resource and the types of kinetic...
Blue Marsh?A Modular Hydroelectric Project
The Blue Marsh Hydroelectric Project will be the first complete application of concepts developed in several research studies of modular hydroelectric power plant components. The Department...
Development of the Standardized Francis Turbine
Initial machine selections to address higher head sites included small custom Francis turbines and standard pumps running in the turbine mode. As the former proved too costly and the latter...
Computer Aided Design of Small Hydro Turbine
The paper discusses a system for producing custom designed turbines which are attractive in price and delivery, retaining the advantages of customization. A computerized program is being...
Observations and Experiences of Bulb Turbines
This article gives a short historical review of the introduction, construction and development of bulb turbine plants in Sweden. The article relates some of the experiences of the designers,...
Optimization of Low Head Hydro Equipment
In this paper, we will limit our purpose to the presentation of the different types of turbines that CE/Neyrpic proposes for low head power plants, for run of the river operations. We...
Small Kaplan Versus Tubular and Francis Turbines
Mossefossen Power Plant is situated in the centre of the small town Moss in the southern part of Norway. Water flows from an existing dam through a 9 m**2, 175m long tunnel to the powerhouse...
Design Criteria for Generators in Low-Head Hydro-Power Plants
Principal characteristics and design features of such generators are discussed and options and preferences in their selection mentioned. Effects on inertia constant, efficiency, reactive...
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