Munich University of Technology Hydraulic Machinery Department
o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rudolf Schilling
AR =
Optimisation of the Diffusor Contour with respect to the Efficiency for:
A2 = 1.68 A1
AR = const
Relative Length:
lD = 7.56 A1
LD =
LD = const lD
Reynolds Number:
ν
α
= 200
y
Efficiency :
u1
1 AR2
x
2
⋅ u12 ⋅ 1 −
ρ
ηD =
p2 − p1
A2
u1 ⋅ A1
A1
Re =
-
Area Ratio:
Laminar 2-D Diffusor
FLM
Institute of Fluid Mechanics
Munich University of Technology Hydraulic Machinery Department
o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rudolf Schilling
Optimisation of the Diffusor Contour with a different Number of free Parameters (Control Points)
1 Parameter
2 Parameters
4 Parameters
6 Parameters
Objective: (1-ηD)=0.378215 −> ηD = 62.18 %
FLM
Institute of Fluid Mechanics
Munich University of Technology Hydraulic Machinery Department
o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rudolf Schilling
Wall stress
Diffusor efficiency
Development of the Wall Stress and Diffusor Efficiency versus the Number of Iterations for different Number of Control Points
30
2x/A1
Iterations
FLM
Institute of Fluid Mechanics
Munich University of Technology Hydraulic Machinery Department
o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rudolf Schilling
Optimisation of a Francis Turbine with NQ41 using a Multi Level CFD Strategy Three CFD-Levels 1. Level: EQ3D – Calibrated and very fast computing – 100 times faster than NS3D
2. Level: E3D – 3D structure of the flow on a very coarse computational mesh – 10 times faster than NS3D
3. Level: NS3D – „fine tuning“ of the geometry – Evaluation of the losses
EQ3D : E3D : NS3D 1 : 10 : 100
FLM
Institute of Fluid Mechanics
Munich University of Technology Hydraulic Machinery Department
o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rudolf Schilling
Optimisation of a Francis Turbine with NQ41 RUN 1 / CFD - Level 1:
Objective: • Prescribed Pressure Distribution at Shroud c p = p − pva 1.4 2
H RInitial = 89.1 m H RRUN 1 = 86.5 m HRDesign = 81.8 m
η hInitial = 95.6% η hRUN 1 = 96.4%
2 ⋅ uref
RUN 1 Initial
1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 -0.2 -0.4
cp
ρ
0
0.2
0.4
0.6 s/smax
0.8
1
FLM
Institute of Fluid Mechanics
Munich University of Technology Hydraulic Machinery Department
o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rudolf Schilling
Free Design Parameters: • Leading and Trailing Edge in ϕ-direction (2 x 3 Parameters) • Inlet Angle (2 x 3 Parameters) 0 0.1
110
RUN 1 Initial
100 Blade Angle [degree]
0.2 Shroud
0.3 L
0.4 Mean
0.5 0.6 0.7
Hub
90 80 70 60 50
Hub
40 30
0.8 0.9
RUN 1 Initial
Mean
20 0.5
0.6
u
0.7
0.8
10
Shroud
0.5
0.6
u
0.7
0.8
FLM
Institute of Fluid Mechanics
Munich University of Technology Hydraulic Machinery Department
o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rudolf Schilling
RUN 2 / CFD - Level 1: Objectives: c • Outlet circumferential Velocity Distribution CU = u u1a • Head 0.4 RUN 1 RUN2 Required
0.3
H RRUN 1 = 86.5 m H RDesign = 81.8 m
ηhRUN 1 = 96.4% ηhRUN 2 = 96.7%
0.2 Cu
H RRUN 2 = 82.5 m
0.1 0
-0.1
0
0.2
0.4
s/smax
0.6
0.8
1
FLM
Institute of Fluid Mechanics
Munich University of Technology Hydraulic Machinery Department