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Title: Characterization of Bead Trajectories Through the Draft Tube of a Turbine Physical Model.

Abstract

Using high-speed video imaging, trajectories, and kinematics of beads passing below the turbine runner and through the draft tube region of the 1:25 scale model of a single turbine unit from Bonneville Dam powerhouse 1 were collected from May 6-9, 2003 at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Environmental Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS. An individual camera was used to produce 2-dimensional trajectories and paired cameras with overlapping fields of view were used to produce 3-dimension trajectories of near neutrally buoyant beads as they passed through the draft tube region of the turbine model. Image data was collected at two turbine operating levels, lower 1% efficiency and maximum rated output for beads released mid-depth into the turbine intake from each of the three gatewell slots. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using video imaging to track the trajectories of beads through the draft tube of turbine physical models and from the trajectories calculate the kinematics of the bead trajectory and the beads response to turbulence in the model. This project is part of a research program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Hydropower Turbine System Program (AHTS) who's goal ismore » to increase the operating potential of hydroelectric facilities while also reducing the reducing the risk of injury and death to fish as they pass through the turbines.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
15011275
Report Number(s):
PNNL-14879
EB4402010; TRN: US200506%%29
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 18 Feb 2005
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
13 HYDRO ENERGY; SCALE MODELS; TRAJECTORIES; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; TURBULENCE; TWO-PHASE FLOW; FLOW MODELS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FISHES; DEATH; MITIGATION; HYDROPOWER; DAM; TURBINE; BONNEVILLE DAM; COLUMBIA RIVER; U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER; ERDC

Citation Formats

Weiland, Mark A, Mueller, Robert P, Carlson, Thomas J, Deng, Zhiquan, and McKinstry, Craig A. Characterization of Bead Trajectories Through the Draft Tube of a Turbine Physical Model.. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.2172/15011275.
Weiland, Mark A, Mueller, Robert P, Carlson, Thomas J, Deng, Zhiquan, & McKinstry, Craig A. Characterization of Bead Trajectories Through the Draft Tube of a Turbine Physical Model.. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/15011275
Weiland, Mark A, Mueller, Robert P, Carlson, Thomas J, Deng, Zhiquan, and McKinstry, Craig A. 2005. "Characterization of Bead Trajectories Through the Draft Tube of a Turbine Physical Model.". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/15011275. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15011275.
@article{osti_15011275,
title = {Characterization of Bead Trajectories Through the Draft Tube of a Turbine Physical Model.},
author = {Weiland, Mark A and Mueller, Robert P and Carlson, Thomas J and Deng, Zhiquan and McKinstry, Craig A},
abstractNote = {Using high-speed video imaging, trajectories, and kinematics of beads passing below the turbine runner and through the draft tube region of the 1:25 scale model of a single turbine unit from Bonneville Dam powerhouse 1 were collected from May 6-9, 2003 at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Environmental Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS. An individual camera was used to produce 2-dimensional trajectories and paired cameras with overlapping fields of view were used to produce 3-dimension trajectories of near neutrally buoyant beads as they passed through the draft tube region of the turbine model. Image data was collected at two turbine operating levels, lower 1% efficiency and maximum rated output for beads released mid-depth into the turbine intake from each of the three gatewell slots. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using video imaging to track the trajectories of beads through the draft tube of turbine physical models and from the trajectories calculate the kinematics of the bead trajectory and the beads response to turbulence in the model. This project is part of a research program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Hydropower Turbine System Program (AHTS) who's goal is to increase the operating potential of hydroelectric facilities while also reducing the reducing the risk of injury and death to fish as they pass through the turbines.},
doi = {10.2172/15011275},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15011275}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2005},
month = {Fri Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2005}
}