Analysis of the dynamic response of pump-turbine impellers. Influence of the rotor

This paper deals with the dynamic response of pump-turbine impellers. A pump-turbine impeller is a complex structure attached to a rotor and rotating inside a casing full of water with very small clearances between the rotating and the stationary parts. The dynamic response of this type of structure...

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Autores: Egusquiza Estévez, Eduard|||0000-0003-1007-7901, Valero Ferrando, Ma. del Carmen|||0000-0002-4603-1457, Presas Batlló, Alexandre|||0000-0002-6041-4139, Huang, Xingxing, Guardo Zabaleta, Alfredo de Jesús|||0000-0002-8937-3887, Seidel, Ulrich
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/86329
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/86329
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2015.05.034
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Hydraulic machinery
Turbines
Pump-turbine impellers
Dynamic response
Mode-shapes
FEM simulation
Experimental modal analysis
Runner
Màquines hidràuliques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids
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Resumo:This paper deals with the dynamic response of pump-turbine impellers. A pump-turbine impeller is a complex structure attached to a rotor and rotating inside a casing full of water with very small clearances between the rotating and the stationary parts. The dynamic response of this type of structures is very complex and it is very much affected by the connection to the rotor as well as by the added mass and boundary conditions. As a consequence its calculation presents several uncertainties.; First, the dynamic response of pump-turbine impellers is introduced. Second an experimental investigation in a real impeller attached to the rotor and inside the machine was carried out. For this investigation, the impeller of an existing pump-turbine unit with an installed power of 110 MW and a diameter of 2.87 m was studied. For a better analysis of the experimental results a numerical model using FEM was also built-up. Frequencies and mode-shapes were identified numerically and experimentally and the characteristics of the structural response analyzed.; To determine the influence of the rotor and supporting structures on the impeller response the results were compared with the ones obtained with the same impeller but suspended (non-connected to the rotor). Experimental and numerical simulation were also used for this case. The changes in the dynamic response due to the rotor connection were determined.; Finally the results obtained are compared with the results from other pump-turbine impellers of different designs and general conclusions about the dynamics of this type of structures are given. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.