HM 10 FRANCIS TURBINE TEST RIG

Description

Francis Turbine is a reaction turbine. The water enters the turbine through the outer periphery of the runner in the radial direction and leaves the runner in axial direction and hence it is called a mixed flow turbine. As the water flows to the runner, a part of pressure energy goes on changing into kinetic energy. Thus the water through the runner is under pressure. The runner is completely enclosed in a air tight casing and the casing & runner is always full of water.

The present set-up consists of a runner. The water is fed to the turbine by Means of Centrifugal Pump, radially to the runner. The runner is directly mounted on one end of a central shaft and other end is connected to a brake arrangement. A transparent hollow cylinder made of acrylic is fitted in between the draft tube and the casing for observation of flow. Load is applied to the turbine with the help of brake arrangement so that the efficiency of the turbine can be calculated. A draft tube is fitted on the outlet of the turbine. The set-up is complete with guide mechanism. Pressure and Vacuum gauges are fitted at the inlet and outlet of the turbine to measure the total supply head on the turbine.

EXPERIMENTS

• To study the operation of a Francis Turbine
• To determine the Output Power of Francis Turbine
• To determine the Turbine Efficiency

Features

• Closed loop water circulation
• Compact & stand alone set up
• Stainless Steel tanks
• Superb Painted structure
• Simple to operate & maintain

UTILITIES REQUIRED

• Water Supply and Drain
• Electricity 15kW, 440 V AC, Three Phase
• Floor Area 1.5x 0.75 m

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