Author(s): Sheng Gong; Hengte Zhou; Zhaoning Wang; Quanwei Liang

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Keywords: Pelton turbine; Casing structure; Moving particle simulation; Hydraulic efficiency; Jet interference

Abstract: This paper reports the initial results of three dimensional simulation of the jet/bucket interactions in the vertical Pelton turbine with different casing structures. The casing is an important part of the Pelton turbine, and a reasonable casing structure can reduce the interaction between the jet and bucket, so as to improve the hydraulic efficiency of the turbine. Previous research has little numerical simulation analysis on the casing. In this paper, a Moving Particle Simulation (MPS) method without grid generation is adopted to compare and analyze the hydraulic characteristics of the runner under the regular hexagonal and circular casing structures. The simulation results show that the hydraulic efficiency of the runner under the hexagonal casing structure is better, and the runner time average torque is improved by 3.09%, which compared with the circular casing. The distribution of free surface flows in the hexagonal casing is analysis, and the obvious interference phenomenon between jets can be observed, which has an important guiding role in the design of the casing structure of Pelton turbine in the future.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2752/1/012015

Year: 2023