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-1- Hydraulic Turbomachines:


Different Types and Application Areas

Prof. François Avellan


francois.avellan@epfl.ch
Laboratory for Hydraulic Machines
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Mechanical Engineering Bachelor:


6th Semester Introduction to Hydraulic Turbomachines
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Content

 Pumps and Turbines


 Hydropower
9 Turbines: Pelton, Francis, Kaplan, Bulbs
9 Storage pumps and Pump-Turbines
 Power Generation
 Pumps for Thermal Power Generation
 Pumps for Oil & Gas
 Desalination
 Pumps for Rocket Engines
 Power Hydraulic

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Hydraulic Turbines

 Driving Machines
9 Driving Power defined as positive P = ω ⋅ T > 0
9 P Machine Power P = η T × Ph
9 Ph Available Hydraulic Power Ph = ρ × Q × E
9 Turbine Efficiency
P
ηT =
Ph
Q … ⎡⎣m3 ⋅ s−1 ⎤⎦
9 Discharge
9 Specific Energy E … ⎡⎣J ⋅ kg−1 ⎤⎦

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Pumps

 Work Absorbing Machines


9 Pump Power defined as negative P = ω ⋅ T < 0
9 P Machine Power Ph = η P × P
9 Ph Resulting Hydraulic Power Ph = ρ × Q × E
9 Machine Efficiency
Ph
ηP =
P

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Specific Energy Balance
Turbine
ZB E = gHI − gH I
= g ( ZB − ZB ) − ∑ gHrT

ZB

I
I

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Machine Nomenclature

Hydrodynamics
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Runner or Impeller Power Transfer


 Traversing Discharge
Qt … ⎡⎣m3 ⋅ s-1 ⎤⎦
 Transferred Specific
Energy
gH1 − gH 1 = Et ± Erb … ⎡⎣J ⋅ kg-1 ⎤⎦ 1

 Power Transfer 1
Pt = ρQt Et …[MW ]
9 Driving (Turbines) Qt
P >0 Brillant Extension Project, British Columbia, Canada,
Kaplan Turbine CAD Model, PF2 EPFL Test Rig
9 Being Driven (Pumps) http://www.columbiapower.org/projects/brilliantdam.asp

P <0

Energy Conversion
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Classification of Hydraulic Runners


 Specific Energy Transfer
Et = gH1 − gH 1 9 Subscript 1:
High Energy Side
⎡ p1 C12 ⎤ ⎡ p1 C12 ⎤ 9 Subscript -1:
= ⎢ + gZ1 + ⎥ − ⎢ + gZ 1 + ⎥ Low Energy Side
⎣ρ 2 ⎦ ⎣ρ 2 ⎦
⎡ p1 p1 ⎤ ⎡ C12 C12 ⎤
= ⎣⎡gZ1 − gZ 1 ⎤⎦ + ⎢ρ − ρ ⎥ +⎢ − ⎥
Water Wheel
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ 2 2 ⎦
Displacement Machine Impulse Turbine

Reaction Machine

Z : Elevation p : Absolute Pressure


g : Gravity ρ : Density C : Flow Velocity
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Types of Energy Conversion


 Transfer Modes

Reaction

⎡ p1 p1 ⎤ ⎡ C12 C1 ⎤
2
Et = ⎢ − ⎥ + ⎢ − ⎥ + ⎡⎣gZ1 − gZ 1 ⎤⎦ ± Erb
⎣ρ ρ ⎦ ⎣ 2 2 ⎦
Water Wheel
Displacement Impulse Turbine

Energy Conversion
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3 Types of Water Wheels


Overshot

Norse Mill

Undershot

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Water Supply

 Noria

Seqia, Al Jazzari, XIII Iraq

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The Water Wheel:
Medieval Roots of the Industrial-Revolution
 Main Medieval Prime Movers
9 8th Century
 Labor Saving Potential
 Monastic Orders
 > 40 Industrial Processes
9 16th Century
 Industrial Revolution
Precursor
9 18th Century
 Prime Mover of Cotton Mills
 200 kW Max. Power
Georgius Agricola, "De re metallica", 1556
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Hydroelectric Power Development

 Water Turbine Development


9 Fourneyron (1830s)
9 Francis Turbine (1840s)
9 Pelton (1880s)
9 Kaplan (1910s )

 Trend to High Specific Power

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Largest Hydropower Plants in the World


Hydropower Plant Country Capacity EPFL
3 Gorges China (2009) 18'200 MW
Itaipú Brazil / Paraguay 12'600 MW 9
Guri (Raúl Leoni) Venezuela 10'000 MW 9
Grand Coulee USA 6'494 MW 9
Sayano – Shushensk Russia 6'400 MW
Krasnoyarsk Russia 6'000 MW
Churchill Falls Canada 5'428 MW
La Grande 2 Canada 5'328 MW 9
Bratsk Russia 4'500 MW
Ust-llim Russia 4'320 MW
Tucurui Brazil 4'245 MW 9

Tucurui Dam & Power Plants


http://www.eln.gov.br/
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World Class
Experimental
Infrastructure
• Research
• Education
• Experimental
Validation

EPFL Testing Facilities


Complying IEC 60193 Standards
Efficiency Uncertainty <2 ‰
PF 1 PF 2 PF 3
Max Head: 100 mCE 120 mCE 100 mCE
Max Discharge: 1.4 m3/s 1.4 m3/s 1.4 m3/s
Generating Power: < 300 kW < 300 kW < 300 kW
Max Speed: 1'500 rpm 2'500 rpm 2'500 rpm
Pumping Power: 900 kW 1000 kW 2 x 400 kW

Machines
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Scale Model

 PF2 EPFL Test Rig


Machines
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Classification of Hydraulic Runners


 Fourneyron’s Turbine

Piccard-Pictet ~1850
Niagara Falls
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Classification of Hydraulic Runners


 Pelton Wheel
9 Impulse turbine
9 Tangential flow
9 High head

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Pelton’s Turbine

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Pelton Turbine

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Cleuson-Dixence

 Pelton Turbine, 5 jets


 423 MW Unit Max. Power
 ~28 t Runner Mass
http://www.cleuson-dixence.ch/home.htm

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Classification of Hydraulic Runners


 Francis Turbine
9 Reaction machine
9 Radial flow
9 Medium Head

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Francis Turbine

Voith - 1880
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Pump-Turbine

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Francis Turbine

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Itaipu (Brazil, Paraguay)

 18 Francis Turbines
 740 MW Unit Max. Power
 ~ 300 t Runner Mass
http://www.itaipu.gov.br
PF1 EPFL Test Rig
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Columbia Basin

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Columbia Basin

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Grand Coulée Dam
 9+9 125 MW Francis Units
 3 x 690 MW + 3 x 805 MW
http://www.usbr.gov/power/data/sites
/grandcou/grandcou.html

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3 Gorges Project (Yang Tse River)

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3 Gorges Project

 14 + 12 Francis Turbines
 700 MW Unit Max Power
 110m Head

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3 Gorges Project
Spiral Casing

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3 Gorges Project
Runner Unit #3

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3 Gorges Project
Runner Outlet

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3 Gorges Project
Draft Tube Cone

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Classification of Hydraulic Runners


 Kaplan Turbine
9 Reaction machine
9 Axial flow
9 Low head

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Kaplan Turbine

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Bulb Turbine

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Gezhouba

 Kaplan Turbine
 176-129 MW Unit Max.
Power
 ~ 420 t Runner Mass
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Yacyretá Power Plant

 20 Kaplan Units
 120 MW Unit Max Power
 9. 5 m Runner Dia.
 3200 MW

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IEC 60193 Validation Tests:


e.g. Brilliant Expansion Project

 Cavitation Tests
PF2 EPFL Test Rig, 2003
9 120 MW Kaplan

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La Rance Tidal Power Plant

 24 Bulb Units
 10 MW Unit Max Power
 5.35 m Runner Dia.
 540 GWh/year

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Source of Energy
Key World Energy Statistics 2007
World Resources TWh/y

Africa America Asia Europe Total


Source of Energy Oceania
Comb. Fossil 2'001 12'086 14'227 13'356 41'670 90.4%
Nuclear 7 712 348 1'039 2'106 4.5%
Hydraulic 55 1'072 542 689 2'358 5.0%
Other 2 31 25 24 82 0.1%
Total 2'065 13'901 15'142 15'108 46'216
4% 30% 33% 33%

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Electrical Energy
World Consumption TWh/y

Africa America Asia Europe Total


Source of Energy Oceania
Comb. Fossil 275 2'663 2'457 2'271 7'666 62.9%
Nuclear 7 712 348 1'039 2'106 17.5%
Hydraulic 55 1'072 542 689 2'358 19.1%
Other 1 28 11 10 50 0.5%
Total 338 4'475 3'358 4'009 12'180
3% 37% 28% 33%

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Hydroelectric Powerplants

Total Used Stocked


Area Potential Potential Potential
TWh / y
North America 1'100 61% 39%
South America 2'300 19% 81%
Europe 800 65% 35%
Africa 1'000 7% 93%
Asia 3'600 20% 80%
Australia/Oceania 105 40% 60%
Total 8'905 27% 73%
TWh / y 2'438 6'467

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World Hydro in 2003

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2006 Energy
Consumption
Balance
in Switzerland

9 “Statistique globale
suisse de l’énergie
2006” Office fédéral
de l’énergie
Statistiques 2006

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Swiss Power Generation
Statistique suisse de l'électricité 2006
70'000 
[GWh]

60'000 
Total Annual Power Generation

50'000 

Swiss Annual Power Consumption
40'000 
Storage Power Plants

30'000 

20'000 
Run‐off Power Plants

10'000 


1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

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Power Generation in Switzerland
Pompage; 4%

Centrales au fil
Centrales de l'eau; 26%
thermiques
classiques

Centrales Centrales à
thermiques accumulation;
nucléaires; 38% 28%

Centrales
thermiques
classiques
45%
Centrales
thermiques
nucléaires
39% Centrales
hydrauliques
16%

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Swiss Large Dams

L’Hongrin

Mauvoisin
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Types of Swiss Power Stations

 Run-of Hydro-Power Plants


 Storage Hydro-Power Plants
 Pumping Storage Hydro-Power Plants
 Nuclear Power Plants
 Thermal Power Plants

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Run-Off Hydro Power Plant

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Storage Power Plant

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Annual Water Storage

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Hydraulic Machines: Application Areas
Power Generation
 Hydro-Power
9 Turbine, Storage Pumps & Pump-Turbines
 Nuclear Power and Thermal Power Station
9 Reactor Circulation Pumps
9 Boiler Feed Pumps
9 Booster
9 Boiler Circulation Pumps
9 Cooling Water Pumps
9 Condensate Extraction Pumps
9 Emergency Cooling Pumps
9 Auxiliary Pumps

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Steam Generator

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Power Generation

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Leibstadt, BWR 990 MW Gösgen, PWR 950 MW


http://www.kkg.ch/home2/home.cfm

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Pumps for Nuclear Power Plants

 Main Circulating Pumps


 Reactor Cooling Pumps
 Boiler Feed Pumps

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PWR Nuclear Power Plant

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Reactor Circulating Pump

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Boiler Feed Pump

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Hydraulic Machines Areas
Onshore & Offshore Oil and Gas
 Water Injection Pumps
 Sea Water Lift Pumps
 Multiphase Pumps
 Pipeline Pumps
 Fire Fighting Pumps
 Process Pumps
9 Desalination, Water Treatmant
 Auxiliary Pumps…

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Deep Sea

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Multiphase Pump MPP


 Multiphase Pump MPP MPP for Total Dunbar

 Totalvolume flow up to
4000 m3/h
 Differential pressure up
to 80 bar
 Gasliquid ratio up to
95 %
 Power up to 5000 kW

Installation on Dunbar platform


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Helico-axial multiphase pump

 Present status

 Up to 15 stages
 Up to 6.6 MW

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Injection Barrel Pumps

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Injection Barrel Pump GSG

 New features
 New twist lock cover closure
 Opposed impeller design
 New radial inlet

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Reverse Osmosis Desalination
High Pressure Feeding System

 68 Bars Membrane Pressure


 Brine Flow Power Recovery
 8-150 10-3 m3/s
 >70 % of the Sea Water Flow

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Ariane V
Rocket Engine Propulsion

Vulcain Engine

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Vulcain Rocket Engine

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Ariane V
Liquid Propulsion
 815 kN
 255 kg/s
 105 bars
 LOX ~ 3 MW @ 13’500 rpm
 LH2 ~11 MW @ 34’900 rpm

Vulcain Engine

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LOX Pump

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LH2 Pump

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LH2 Inducer Cavitation Development

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Industrial Inducer

Q Qn = 80% Q Qn = 100% Q Qn = 120%

ψ c = 0.20

9 SARRAF, C., AIT-BOUZIAD, Y., DJERIDI, H., FARHAT, M., DENISET, F., BILLARD, J.Y.
(2006). "Effect of cavitation on the structure of the boundary layer in the wake of a partial
cavity" CAV2006, Wageningen.
9 AIT BOUZIAD Y., (2005): "Physical modeling of leading edge cavitation: computational
methodologies and application to hydraulic machinery", EPFL Doctoral Thesis N° 3353.
9 AIT-BOUZIAD, Y., FARHAT, M., KUENY, JL, AVELLAN, F., MIYAGAWA, K., (2004):
"Evaluation of Physical Models for Cavitation Simulation of an Industrial Inducer". Proceedings
of the 22nd IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, June
29 - July 2, 2004
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Power Hydraulics
 Displacement
Machines

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Gear Pump
Externally Toothed
 Speed Range
9 300-3’500 rpm
 Displacement volume
9 1.2-250 cm3
 Nominal pressure
9 63-160 bars
 Total Efficiency
9 80-91%
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Gear pump
Internally Toothed
 Speed Range
9 500-3’500 rpm
 Displacement volume
9 4-250 cm3
 Nominal pressure
9 160-250 bars
 Total Efficiency
9 80-91%
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Screw Pump
 Speed Range
9 500-4’000 rpm
 Displacement volume
9 4-630 cm3
 Nominal pressure
9 25-160 bars
 Total Efficiency
9 70-84%
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Rotary Vane Pump


 Speed Range
9 960-3’000 rpm
 Displacement volume
9 5-160 cm3
 Nominal pressure
9 100-160 bars
 Total Efficiency
9 80-93%
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Axial Piston Pump


 Speed Range
9 750-3’000 rpm
 Displacement volume
9 25-800 cm3
 Nominal pressure
9 160-320 bars
 Total Efficiency
9 80-92%
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Radial Piston Pump


 Speed Range
9 960-3’000 rpm
 Displacement volume
9 5-160 cm3
 Nominal pressure
9 160-320 bars
 Total Efficiency
9 90%

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