2 hp (ECTS)
Time: 19-21 October 2022
Objectives: To gain basic knowledge about water turbines and their fluid mechanics' aspects. After completion of the course the student will:
- know the fundamental of fluid mechanics in turbomachinery
- understand the basics of design and analysis of water turbines
- be familiar with dimensional analysis and scaling effects of water turbines
- be able to make a global estimation of the turbine system, using the Bernoulli equation
- have the basic knowledge about the cavitation process in water turbines and how to avoid it
- know the basics of how to study water turbines using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Contents:
- Introduction and background
- Water turbine types and their operating ranges
- Basic principles
- Dimensional analysis and scaling effects
- Losses and flow imperfections
- Cavitation
- Principles of CFD in water turbines
Teaching: Lectures and CFD workshop
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of physics and mathematics
Examination: Participation in the lectures, exercises, and computer project
Grading: Pass or Fail
Examiner:
Saeed Salehi
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Division of Fluid Dynamics
412 96 Gothenburg, SE
e-mail: saeed.salehi@chalmers.se, Phone: +46 720 188 728
Literature: Dixon and Hall “Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery” (selected chapters), lecture notes and handouts.