| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 320, 2021
Energy Systems Environmental Impacts (ESEI 2021)
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| Article Number | 04005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| Section | Power Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202132004005 | |
| Published online | 09 November 2021 | |
Air Injection as a Solution to the Problem for Reducing High-Frequency Acoustic Noise in Some Operating Modes of Francis Hydro Turbines
JSC «Power Machines», Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod (LMZ), Vatutina St., 3A, SaintPetersburg, Russia, 195009
* Corresponding author: dolmatov_en@power-m.ru
During operation of Francis hydro turbines at the regimes of 70–95 % of Nrated, high-frequency acoustic phenomena (noise) were recorded. In order to study and identify the causes of these phenomena, special field tests were conducted. The main objectives of the tests were: determination of the main frequencies of acoustic phenomena, comparison with natural frequencies of the turbine water passages elements and the search for solutions to reduce acoustic phenomena. During the tests, the natural frequencies of the elements of turbine water path were investigated. Several methods of air injection to the turbine water path were also tested. The most effective way (including by the amount of air) to reduce acoustic phenomena was the air injection from industrial air piping into the spiral case and into the area of guide vanes.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2021
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