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The Performance of a Cross-flow Turbine as a Function of Flowrates and Guide Vane Angles

Anthony A. Adeyanju, K. Manohar

Abstract


This study looked at the effects of flow rates and guide vane angles on the performance of a cross flow turbine, which can be used to generate energy and hydraulic power with low head and low flow rates of water. A fluid dynamic analysis was performed on the cross-flow turbine with the aid of finite element techniques. The simulation was solved after validating the convergence of the provided model and its boundary conditions, with the outputs being the velocity profiles of the flow in the rotor and the pressure distribution on the rotor surface during its rotations. Experimental evaluation of the cross-flow turbine guide vane positions at a flow rate of 0.8, 0.6, and 0.5 m3/s was conducted, and it was discovered that a maximum turbine speed of 482 rpm and a generator speed of 1920 rpm were produced at the rotor shaft at a flow rate of 0.8 m3/s with a head of 25 m, and this data was validated by the results produced from the simulation.

 

Doi: 10.28991/HIJ-2022-03-01-06

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Keywords


Crossflow Turbine; Guide Vane Angles; Flowrate; Hydraulic Power; Turbine Speed.

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