GUIDE VANE ANGLE DETERMINATION TO OPTIMIZE THE EFFICIENCY OF KAPLAN TURBINE
Water resources are one of the renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources. The energy in water converts into kinetic energy by water turbines. One type of water turbine is the Kaplan turbine, this turbine is a reaction turbine that can be used on the low head and with a high flow rate....
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| Language: | Indonesia |
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| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/79277 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | Water resources are one of the renewable and environmentally friendly energy
sources. The energy in water converts into kinetic energy by water turbines. One
type of water turbine is the Kaplan turbine, this turbine is a reaction turbine that
can be used on the low head and with a high flow rate. Characteristics of water
flow acting on Kaplan turbines are depend on the inlet of Kaplan turbines. The
characteristics of the fluid flow on the turbine blades affect the turbine performance
to convert the energy. This study uses the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
method to determine the fluid characteristics of Kaplan turbine and to optimize the
efficiency. The stages that will be carried out are creating the turbine model, mesh
configuration and physical properties, and then the simulation will be run on the
model. By knowing the characteristics of the fluid flow in the Kaplan turbine is
expected to improve the performance of the turbine in producing energy. The
highest turbine effiency on simulation is produced when guide vane angle set on
10o. |
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