The Search of Optimal Operating Regimes by Studying Velocity Fields in an Air Model of a Microhydroturbine
https://doi.org/10.25205/2541-9447-2020-15-2-73-83
Abstract
This article is devoted to the search for conditions for optimal operation of a microhydroturbine model. The experiments were carried out in air medium. Velocity fields were measured in the outlet cone of a hydraulic turbine using an LDA system. It was shown that by modeling the flow in the air, using the integral swirl parameter S, it is possible to quickly determine the optimal regime of operation of the turbine for the given parameters of the water resource.
Supporting agencies: The study was funded by RFBR and the Government of the Novosibirsk Region in the framework of the scientific project No. 18-48-540033.
About the Authors
D. A. Suslov
Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS;
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Daniil A. Suslov, student, Novosibirsk State University; Engineer, Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS
Novosibirsk
I. V. Litvinov
Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS;
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ivan V. Litvinov, Candidate of Science (Physics and Mathematics), Senior Researcher, Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS; senior lecturer, Novosibirsk State University
ScopusID 55625102000 ResearcherID A-7914-2014
Novosibirsk
E. Yu. Gorelikov
Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS;
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yevgeny Yu. Gorelikov, assistant, Novosibirsk State University; post-graduate student, Research Engineer, Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS
Novosibirsk
S. I. Shtork
Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS;
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey I. Shtork, Doctor of Science (Physics and Mathematics), Head of the Laboratory 7.1, Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS; Chief Researcher, Novosibirsk State University
ResearcherID N-2634-2013
Novosibirsk
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Suslov D.A., Litvinov I.V., Gorelikov E.Yu., Shtork S.I. The Search of Optimal Operating Regimes by Studying Velocity Fields in an Air Model of a Microhydroturbine. SIBERIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2020;15(2):73-83. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/2541-9447-2020-15-2-73-83
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