• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2015

This paper deals with performance characteristics and efficiencies of Pelton turbine can be applied as one of ERDs (Energy Recovery Devices) of PRO (Pressure Retarded Osmosis) system for desalination. The objective of this study is experimentally estimating the performance of micro-scale Pelton turbine for PRO pilot plant. Especially the performance characteristics with variations of jet nozzle diameter of Pelton turbine are discussed in detail. In order to do this, lab scale test rig of Pelton turbine was made for performance test, which includes water tank, Pelton wheel with buckets, jet nozzle and torque brake and so on. The parameter effects related on Pelton turbine's efficiency were investigated and discussed on the influence of the variations of load and speed ratio.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.18-22
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• 2011

This paper presents the transient performance analysis of a micro-hydro Pelton turbine for the osmotic power generation using the commercially available computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, ANSYS CFX. The detailed flow field in the micro Pelton turbine with a single-jet is investigated by the CFD code adopted in the present study. Predicted characteristic curves agree fairly well with measured data for a prototype Pelton turbine over the normal operating conditions. The computational analysis method presented herein can be effectively applied to the hydraulic design optimization process of general purpose Pelton turbine runners.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.396-409
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• 2011

Water turbines have been used in electricity generation for well over a century. Hydroelectricity now supplies 19% of world electricity. Many hydro power plants are operated with Pelton turbines, which is an impulse turbine. The main reasons for using impulse turbines are that they are very simple and relatively cheap. As the stream flow varies, water flow to the turbine can be easily controlled by changing the number of nozzles or by using adjustable nozzles. Scientific investigation and design of turbines saw rapid advancement during last century. Most of the research that had been done on turbines were focused on improving the performance with particular reference to turbine components such as shaft seals, speed increasers and bearings. There is not much information available on effects of blade friction on the performance of turbine. The main focus in this paper is to analyze the performance of Pelton turbine particularly with respect to their blade friction.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.325-331
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• 2016

대형 빌딩에 설치된 냉각탑의 순환수를 이용한 소수력 발전용 수차를 개발하기 위해 펠톤 수차설계를 상용코드인 CFX를 사용한 전산유체 해석을 통해 수행하였다. 소수력 발전용 펠톤 수차의 최적설계를 구하기 위해 파이프 단면에 적합한 형태로 펠톤 휠을 절단한 버킷 모양과 버킷 개수 등 관련 주요 설계 인자를 변화시키며 수차 특성을 해석하여 수차 성능에 대한 영향을 평가하였다. 전산수치 해석에 의한 펠톤 수차설계 방법을 검증하기 위해 축소된 크기의 수차를 제작하고 실험을 통한 벤치마크 시험을 수행하였다. 초음파유량계와 압력 트랜스듀서, 오실로스코프를 사용하여 측정한 유동특성과 출력을 수치해석 결과와 비교하여 수치해석 설계방법의 타당성을 증명하였다. 또한 전산수치 해석을 통해 원하는 출력을 얻기 위한 버킷의 모양과 개수를 선정하여 냉각탑이 설치된 대형빌딩에서 건물 내의 냉각수 순환평균속도는 1.2 m/s이고 빌딩의 높이는 30 m인 경우에 대해 순환하는 냉각수인 잉여수를 이용한 kW급 소수력 발전용 펠톤 수차의 개발 가능성을 확인하였다.