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Hydraulic Machines and Hydroelectricity - 5EUS5MHH

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 32.0
    • Projects -
    • Tutorials -
    • Internship -
    • Laboratory works 17.5

    ECTS

    ECTS 5.0

Goal(s)

The courses are based on theoretical, experimental and numerical approaches to training engineering students to treat industrial key concepts of hydraulic machinery including turbines and hydraulic storage issues. The problems related to the coupling betwwen turbines and grid will also be presented. The participation of industrial partners will give a pragmatic view of the methods used, as well as will present the issues and the challenges.

Responsible(s)

Henda DJERIDI

Content(s)

INTRODUCTION
Hydraulic Machinery: definition, functions, challenges
Course objectives
Pre requisites

Part 1: HYDROELECTRICITY

CHAPTER I: HYDROPOWER IN THE GLOBAL ENERGETIC SCENARIO
I.1. Energetic balance: consumption in the World and in Europe; production cost of electricity
I.2. Hydroelectricity: some orders of magnitude
I.3. Hydroelectricity in France
I.4. Growth forecast
I.5. Benefits of Hydropower
I.6. Markets
I.7. Key actors
I.8. Issues and technical challenges
I.9. Uncertainties

CHAPTER II: HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENTS
II.1. Classifications
II.2. Types of developments
II.3. Accumulation capacity
II.4. Power plant equipments
II.5. Civil engineering works
II.6. Electric and mechanical equipment

CHAPTER III: SMALL HYDROELECTRICITY
III.1. Introduction
III.2. Pump as Turbine PAT
III.3. Turbine selection
III.3.a Gross and net head as a function of the flow rate
III.3.b Turbines efficiency curves
III.3.c Turbine-generator group rotation speed
III.3.d Turbine implantation
III.3.e Way to follow for preliminary selection
III.4. Case study


Part 2: TURBOMACHINERIES

CHAPTER I: THEORY OF TURBOMACHINERIES
Energy exchanges in a turbomachinery:
Flow around an isolated profile
Analogy between profiles and blades
Some examples of physical analysis
Velocity polygon
Euler's formula:
Application in the pump direction
Application to the entire runner
Energy interpretation of Euler's relation
Bernoulli in rotating frame: Rothalpy
Application on pump direction:
Relation head-discharge
Power, efficiency and losses
Power balance in a pump runner
Application on turbine direction:
Example of velocity triangle in a turbine (Francis or Kaplan)
Relation head-discharge: H x Q theoretical curve
Runaway speed
Power balances in a turbine runner
Efficiency hill
Reminders: Machine characteristic
Machines grouping (series / parallel)

CHAPTER II: SIMILARITY LAWS IN TURBOMACHINERIES
Similitude theory
Similitude in turbomachineries:
Geometric similarity
Kinematic similarity
Dynamic similarity and general laws (based on Euler's relation)
Dimensionless parameters:
Coefficient of discharge
Specific energy coefficient
Reduced variables
Specific speed and diameter
Impeller geometry as a function of specific speed
Scale effects and " Step up " equations
Standard conditions
Scaling of the fluid
Similitude about cavitation phenomenon (see Chapter V)

CHAPTER III: IMPULSE TURBINES
Little History
Pelton Turbines (high water head):
General description
Operation principle
Jet velocity evaluation in a Pelton turbine
Power and efficiency hill
Specific Speed Rotation:
Increase of the Pelton turbines power
Discharge regulation
Constraints and fatigue of Pelton turbines
Wear/repairs of Pelton turbines
Banki-Mitchell Turbines (or Crossflow turbines) (small hydroelectric plants)
Turgo Turbines (small hydroelectric plants)

CHAPTER IV: REACTION TURBINES
Little History
Francis Turbines:
Different parts
Flow in spiral casings
Guide vanes and stay vanes
Security systems
The impeller
Mechanical conception
Overall disposition
Production technology
The draft tube
Turbines Francis operating:
Compressed air station
Load variations
Runaway speed
Kaplan and Propeller Turbines:
Description
Mechanical production:
Distributor
Rotating parts
Draft tube
Working as an unloader
Blades mechanism
Bulb Turbines:
Description
Mechanical design:
Stay guide vanes
Conical distributor
Other Turbine Geometries
Characteristic Curves, Efficiency Hills
Specific Speed of Different Turbines
Turbine/Alternator Coupling

CHAPTER V: CAVITATION
The phenomenon
Cavitation erosion
Erosion and materials
Cavitation and flow
Vortex rope
Cavitation in blade suction side
Cavitation in blade pressure side
Cavitation due to turbulence
Unsteady and instable phenomena
Some problems and solutions
Net Positive Suction Head

CHAPTER VI: FLOWS IN TURBOMACHINERIES
Introduction
Stability Criteria
Steady and unsteady flows:
Unsteadiness related to the operating point: surge, rotating stall, floating,cavitation
Periodical Unsteadiness: Rotor-Stator Interaction
Flow structures:
Axial machines
Radial and mixed flow machines
Resonance Problems:
Origin
Examples
Protection and control

CHAPTER VII: HYDROELECTRIC STORAGE
1. Introduction
2. Current balance
3. PSP in France
4. Pump-turbines
5. Characteristic curves of pump-turbines
6. Scientific and technological challenges
7. Variable speed
8. Conclusions

Prerequisites

courses 2A:
Turbulence
Fluid mechanics
Hydraulic of pressurized ducts

Test

  • Specific credits: this course brings 6.0 ECTS to students in Year 2 Master Fluid Mechanics and Energetics (M2 FME)
  • Specific credits: this course brings 6.0 ECTS to students in Year 2 Master ENTECH (M2 ENTECH)

Session normale/First session
Evaluation non rattrapable (EN) / EN assessment : 20% compte-rendu de TP, 40% présentation écrite d'une synthèse d'articles / 20% lab work reports, 40% written presentation of articles
Evaluation rattrapable (ER) / ER assessment : épreuve écrite de 3h / 3h written exam

Session de rattrapage/Second session
La note obtenue remplace la note de ER. Le EN n'est pas rattrapable. / The new mark will replace the first one (ER). No resitting for the EN exam.

ER 60% + EN 40%

The exam is given in english only FR

Calendar

The course exists in the following branches:

see the course schedule for 2023-2024

Additional Information

Course ID : 5EUS5MHH
Course language(s): FR

You can find this course among all other courses.

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