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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2012.36.10.1267

Evaluation of Effect of Low Opening Operation on Increasing Wear of Bearing Bushings of Guide Vanes used in Hydropower Plants  

Kim, Jong-Sung (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sunchon Nat'l Univ.)
Kim, Se-Na (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sunchon Nat'l Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.36, no.10, 2012 , pp. 1267-1274 More about this Journal
Abstract
A guide vane plays a key role in controlling the flow rate of water supplied to the turbine of a hydropower plant. It has been reported that guide vane bearing bushings are subjected to considerable wear, which requires them to be maintained. An ancillary service such as frequency control and black start causes cyclic low opening operation of the guide vanes. It is empirically well known that such operation increases the wear rate of the guide vane bearing bushing. In this study, the effect of low opening operation on the increasing wear of the guide vane bearing bushing is quantitatively assessed via finite element flow analysis, finite element stress analysis, and relative wear evaluation. As a result of the assessment, it is identified that the pressure applied on the guide vane surface increases and the contact length between the outer surface of the guide vane stem and the inner surface of the bearing bushing decreases with a decrease in the opening of the guide vane. In addition, low opening of the guide vanes results in an increase in the relative wear owing to the generation of high contact pressure on the bearing bushing surfaces.
Keywords
Hydropower Plant; Guide Vane; Wear; Bearing Bushing; Ancillary Service; Finite Element Method;
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