Publication Date:
2013-12-22
Description:
With the improvement of technology and manufacturing level of hydraulic turbine, there is a trend to increase the power concentration of the units. As a consequence, heads, fluid velocities and rotational speeds are higher which lead to larger hydraulic excitation forces on the structures. Accordingly, vibration and high stress levels will arise, which may cause fatigue damage. Therefore, how to predict the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the runner during the design stage is of paramount importance. In this paper, numerical simulation to analyze the influence of the surrounding water in a pump-turbine runner modal has been carried out by using finite element method. The modal behavior of the runner in air and in water has been calculated. In addition, the added mass effect by comparing the natural frequencies and mode shapes in both cases has been determined. The results show that, due to the added mass effect of the surrounding water, natural frequencies are considerabl...
Print ISSN:
1757-8981
Electronic ISSN:
1757-899X
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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