Effect of Injector Needle Tip Shape on Jet Flow for Pelton Turbine
The Pelton turbine has been widely applied for the advantages of its simple structure, flexible mass flow rate, wide range of applicable heads and high efficiency. The nozzle and needle are a core part of the Pelton turbine injector. In this paper, the VOF (Volume of Fluid) model was used to simulat...
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| author | Chun Zhang Chao Wang Qianhe Tian Quanwei Liang Yilin Zhu Yexiang Xiao Yong Bai Zhaoning Wang Hengte Zhou Xianwu Luo |
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| description | The Pelton turbine has been widely applied for the advantages of its simple structure, flexible mass flow rate, wide range of applicable heads and high efficiency. The nozzle and needle are a core part of the Pelton turbine injector. In this paper, the VOF (Volume of Fluid) model was used to simulate the jet flow behaviors and hydraulic performance for a Pelton injector with a needle tip with different breakage losses. Three types of needle tip breakage loss combined with normal needle tip were selected for numerical calculation and analysis, focusing on the influence of needle tip on the high-speed jet flow characteristics. An injector with normal needle tip hydraulic performance is compared with the model test. Finally, the injector hydraulic performance and the jet flow behavior changes with the needle tip shape were comprehensively analyzed. Results show that the needle tip shape almost does not affect the flow rate; when the tip breakage loss is larger than 0.1 of nozzle diameter, the jet efficiency will decrease rapidly and the jet will diffuse rapidly after outflow from the injector. The investigation provides a basis for the operation, maintenance and stability of the Pelton turbine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-92bb90b60a5749ccaf8cd9c4237ed82d2025-01-10T13:17:06ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-12-0118110210.3390/en18010102Effect of Injector Needle Tip Shape on Jet Flow for Pelton TurbineChun Zhang0Chao Wang1Qianhe Tian2Quanwei Liang3Yilin Zhu4Yexiang Xiao5Yong Bai6Zhaoning Wang7Hengte Zhou8Xianwu Luo9Yajiang Clean Energy Science and Technology Research (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing 100048, ChinaYajiang Clean Energy Science and Technology Research (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing 100048, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaDongfang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd., Deyang 618000, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaYajiang Clean Energy Science and Technology Research (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing 100048, ChinaDongfang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd., Deyang 618000, ChinaDongfang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd., Deyang 618000, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaThe Pelton turbine has been widely applied for the advantages of its simple structure, flexible mass flow rate, wide range of applicable heads and high efficiency. The nozzle and needle are a core part of the Pelton turbine injector. In this paper, the VOF (Volume of Fluid) model was used to simulate the jet flow behaviors and hydraulic performance for a Pelton injector with a needle tip with different breakage losses. Three types of needle tip breakage loss combined with normal needle tip were selected for numerical calculation and analysis, focusing on the influence of needle tip on the high-speed jet flow characteristics. An injector with normal needle tip hydraulic performance is compared with the model test. Finally, the injector hydraulic performance and the jet flow behavior changes with the needle tip shape were comprehensively analyzed. Results show that the needle tip shape almost does not affect the flow rate; when the tip breakage loss is larger than 0.1 of nozzle diameter, the jet efficiency will decrease rapidly and the jet will diffuse rapidly after outflow from the injector. The investigation provides a basis for the operation, maintenance and stability of the Pelton turbine.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/1/102Pelton turbineinjectorneedle tipjet flowhydraulic performance |
| spellingShingle | Chun Zhang Chao Wang Qianhe Tian Quanwei Liang Yilin Zhu Yexiang Xiao Yong Bai Zhaoning Wang Hengte Zhou Xianwu Luo Effect of Injector Needle Tip Shape on Jet Flow for Pelton Turbine Energies Pelton turbine injector needle tip jet flow hydraulic performance |
| title | Effect of Injector Needle Tip Shape on Jet Flow for Pelton Turbine |
| title_full | Effect of Injector Needle Tip Shape on Jet Flow for Pelton Turbine |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Injector Needle Tip Shape on Jet Flow for Pelton Turbine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Injector Needle Tip Shape on Jet Flow for Pelton Turbine |
| title_short | Effect of Injector Needle Tip Shape on Jet Flow for Pelton Turbine |
| title_sort | effect of injector needle tip shape on jet flow for pelton turbine |
| topic | Pelton turbine injector needle tip jet flow hydraulic performance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/1/102 |
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