International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems

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Influence of the Francis Turbine location under vortex rope excitation on the Hydraulic System Stability

  • Alligne, S. (Laboratory for Hydraulic Machines, EPFL University) ;
  • Nicolet, C. (Power vision engineering sarl Chemin des champs) ;
  • Allenbach, P. (Laboratory for Electrical Machines, EPFL University) ;
  • Kawkabani, B. (Laboratory for Electrical Machines, EPFL University) ;
  • Simond, J.J. (Laboratory for Electrical Machines, EPFL University) ;
  • Avellan, F. (Laboratory for Hydraulic Machines, EPFL University)
  • Accepted : 2009.05.27
  • Published : 2009.12.01
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Abstract

Hydroelectric power plants are known for their ability to cover variations of the consumption in electrical power networks. In order to follow this changing demand, hydraulic machines are subject to off-design operation. In that case, the swirling flow leaving the runner of a Francis turbine may act under given conditions as an excitation source for the whole hydraulic system. In high load operating conditions, vortex rope behaves as an internal energy source which leads to the self excitation of the system. The aim of this paper is to identify the influence of the full load excitation source location with respect to the eigenmodes shapes on the system stability. For this, a new eigenanalysis tool, based on eigenvalues and eigenvectors computation of the nonlinear set of differential equations in SIMSEN, has been developed. First the modal analysis method and linearization of the set of the nonlinear differential equations are fully described. Then, nonlinear hydro-acoustic models of hydraulic components based on electrical equivalent schemes are presented and linearized. Finally, a hydro-acoustic SIMSEN model of a simple hydraulic power plant, is used to apply the modal analysis and to show the influence of the turbine location on system stability. Through this case study, it brings out that modeling of the pipe viscoelastic damping is decisive to find out stability limits and unstable eigenfrequencies.

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