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1996 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Redesign of Sharp Heel Draft Tube — Results from Tests in Model and Prototype

verfasst von : N. Dahlbäck

Erschienen in: Hydraulic Machinery and Cavitation

Verlag: Springer Netherlands

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Draft tubes with a sharp heel are quite common in hydro power stations constructed 50 years ago. This design reduced both construction time and investment. We have shown that there is potential for increasing unit performance by a moderate modification of such draft tubes. The redesign has been done with the aid of model tests in a turbine rig. The new design has been installed in a 50 MW hydro unit and an efficiency improvement in the order of 0.5% has been verified through accurate measurements.

Metadaten
Titel
Redesign of Sharp Heel Draft Tube — Results from Tests in Model and Prototype
verfasst von
N. Dahlbäck
Copyright-Jahr
1996
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9385-9_100

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