#6090. Numerical analysis of a new cross-flow type hydraulic turbine for high head and low flow rate

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Abstract:
Cross-flow turbines have recently been proposed for energy recovery in aqueducts when the outlet pressure is greater than zero, owing to their constructive simplicity and good efficiency within a large range of flow rates and head drops. In the case of high head drop (higher than 150 m) and relatively small discharge (lower than 0.2 m3/s), the traditional design of these turbines leads to very small widths of the nozzle and the runner; as a consequence, friction losses grow dramatically and efficiency drops down to very low values. Standard Pelton turbines require zero outlet pressure and cannot be used as alternatives. A new counter-pressure hydraulic turbine for high head and low flow rate, called the High Power Recovery System (H-PRS) is proposed. H-PRS presents a different geometry to reduce friction losses inside the nozzle and the runner by widening the two external walls. Several curved baffles are proposed to guide the fluid particles inside the nozzle and to guarantee the right velocity direction at the inlet surface of the runner. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) 3D transient analyses are carried out to measure H-PRS efficiency for different operating conditions and to compute its characteristic curve for different positions of the regulating flap.
Keywords:
Banki–Michell turbine; cross-flow turbine; energy recovery; Micro-hydropower; water distribution network

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