International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems

Korean Society for Fluid machinery (한국유체기계학회)
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Comparative study of sediment erosion on alternative designs of Francis runner blade

  • Rajkarnikar, Bidhan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University) ;
  • Neopane, Hari P. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University) ;
  • Thapa, Biraj S. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University)
  • Received : 2014.08.07
  • Accepted : 2015.08.25
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

The aim of this study was comparative analysis of sediment-induced erosion on optimized design and traditional design of Francis runner blade. The analysis was conducted through laboratory experiments in a test rig called Rotating Disc Apparatus. The results showed that the extent of erosion was significantly less in the optimized design when compared based on the material loss. It was observed that the optimized design could reduce sediment erosion by about 14.4% if it was used in place of the reference design for entire duration of the experiment. Based on the observations and results obtained, it has been concluded that the optimization of hydraulic design of blade profile of Francis runner can significantly reduce the effect of sediment-induced erosion.

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