• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.105-108
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• 2015

A digital Governor (GOV) has been developed for being used for a Francis hydro turbine, and the validity of the GOV has been tested. As for the hardware system for the GOV, we purchased a basic digital control system that already had proven its reliability in the power industry. We developed a set of new GOV software and integrated it with the hardware system, and finally verified the performance of the whole GOV system. For the human-machine interface (HMI), we configured and implemented appropriate graphic interfaces for the turbine operations. This paper describes the major GOV control functions, approaches we took in developing the GOV control logics, and the validity tests and the results.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.452-455
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• 2005

We have studied the prearranged plan and the economy of a candidate site for the development of small hydro power. And also we have confirmed its economy by suggesting the technology of the unmanned operation and the selection of the water turbine generator which has a great efficiency. working rate and suitability to the topographical characteristics of various development sites, for example, irrigation reservoirs, water works pipes, sewage systems and cool ing water of a steam power stat ion. Besides we give more examples of the select ion of Francis, propeller turbine and induction generator which can achieve a maximum of power production at a minimum construction cost. With a water turbine which runs at the low head we are able to suggest many programs to boost a development of small hydro power more economically.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.447-447
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• 2005

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.205-206
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• 2003

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.421-440
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• 2018

In this study, a computational method for wall shear stress combined with an implicit direct-forcing immersed boundary method is presented. Near the immersed boundaries, the sub-grid stress is determined by a wall model in which the wall shear stress is directly calculated from the Lagrangian force on the immersed boundary. A coupling mathematical model of the transition process for a model Francis turbine comprising turbulent flow and rotating rigid guide vanes is established. The spatiotemporal distributions of pressure, velocity, vorticity and turbulent quantity are gained with the transient process; the drag and lift coefficients as well as other forces (moments) are also obtained as functions of the attack angle. At the same time, analysis is conducted of the characteristics of pressure pulsation, velocity stripes and vortex structure at some key parts of flowing passage. The coupling relations among the turbulent flow, the dynamical force (moment) response of blade and the rotating of guide vane are also obtained.

• Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.32-35
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• 1982

The sudden shock of repeated oil crisis and the subsequent violent increases in petroleum prices have given rise to an intensive worldwide effort to develop alternate sources of clean energy. Against this background, a great deal of attention has recently come to be focused on mini-scale hydroelectric power turbine generation. There is now a strong demand for the development of a hydroelectric generator suitable for generating power on a small scale and copable of overcoming the high per kilowatt cost of conventional one's then Francis turbine. Hence was accordingly developed the "Cross flowturbine generator" of 1000kw and less, which we call. This mimi-scale water turbine is reliably and easily handled and also can be economicaly manufactored in a range with effective head of over 3meter's a flow rate of minimum 30 liter per sec and an output of below 1000kw good's.kw good's.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.197-208
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• 2017

When Francis turbines operate at partial load, residual swirl in the draft tube causes low-frequency pulsation of pressure and power output. Scale effects and system response may bias the prediction of prototype behavior based on laboratory tests, but could be overcome by means of a 1D analytical model. This paper deals with the two most important features of such a model, the compliance and the source of excitation. In a distributed-parameter version, compliance should be represented as an exponential function of local pressure. Lack of similarity due to different Froude number can thus be compensated. The normally unknown gas content in the vortex cavity has significant influence on the pulsation, and should therefore be measured and considered as a test parameter.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.315-323
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• 2009

Pressure oscillations triggered by the unstable interaction of dynamic flow features of the hydraulic turbine with the hydraulic plant system - including the electrical design - can at times reach significant levels and could lead to damage of plant components or could reduce component lifetime significantly. Such a problem can arise for overload as well as for part load operation of the turbine. This paper discusses an approach to analyze the overload high pressure oscillation problem using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling of the hydraulic machine combined with a network modeling technique of the hydraulic system. The key factor in this analysis is the determination of the overload vortex rope volume occurring within the turbine under the runner which is acting as an active element in the system. Two different modeling techniques to compute the flow field downstream of the runner will be presented in this paper. As a first approach, single phase flow simulations are used to evaluate the vortex rope volume before moving to more sophisticated modeling which incorporates two phase flow calculations employing cavitation modeling. The influence of these different modeling strategies on the simulated plant behavior will be discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.1632-1636
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• 2009

소수력자원은 신재생에너지 중에서도 온실가스 배출량이 가장 적고 에너지밀도가 매우 높기 때문에 개발할 가치가 큰 청정부존자원으로 평가되고 있다. 본 연구는 프란시스 수차의 국산화 개발 연구로써 프란시스수차 외형설계에 필요한 기본사항과 제작, 프란시스수차의 설치 및 시운전, 프란시스수차의 성능시험을 수행하였다. 이에 대한 분석 결과, 개발된 프란시스수차는 기계적인 성능과 수력학적인 성능면에서 만족할 만한 결과를 보여주어 프란시스수차의 상용화에 대한 기반이 마련되었다.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.33-48
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• 2013

If large pressure fluctuation is observed in the draft tube of a Francis turbine at part-load operation, we have generally called it draft-tube-surge. As occurrence of this phenomenon seriously affects the limit of turbine operating range, extensive studies on the surge have been made since proposal of surge-frequency criterion given by Rheingans. According to the literature survey of related topics in recent IAHR symposiums on hydraulic machinery and systems, in which state-of-the-art contributions were mainly presented, a certain review of them may be desirable for an outlook on the future studies in this research field. Thus, in this review paper, the authors' previous attempts for the last three decades to challenge the following topics: a rational method for component test of a draft tube, nature of spiral vortex rope and its behavior in a draft tube and cavitation characteristics of pressure fluctuations, are introduced together with other related contributions, expecting that more useful and significant studies will be accomplished in the future.