Device for eliminating cluster-shaped pressure pulsation of lower cavity of top cover of pump turbine
By installing an annular disturbing component on the top cover and/or bottom ring of the leafless area of the water pump turbine, the deflow vortex structure is destroyed, and the problem of clustered pressure pulsation in the lower cavity of the top cover of the water pump turbine is solved, and the effect of significantly reducing the vibration of the top cover is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510541688.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-30
- Estimated Expiration
- 2045-04-28
AI Technical Summary
Under high lift conditions, there is a clustered pressure pulsation in the lower cavity of the top cover, causing the top cover to vibrate. The prior art has not effectively solved this problem.
An annular disturbing member is provided on the top cover and/or bottom ring of the bladeless area of the water pump turbine to change the structure of the stationary member, thereby destroying the deflow vortex structure and eliminating the cluster-like pressure pulsation of the lower cavity of the top cover.
By providing a disturbing member, about 80% of the cluster pressure pulsation can be eliminated, the cluster pressure pulsation in the lower cavity of the top cover can be basically eliminated, and the vibration of the top cover of the water pump turbine can be reduced.
Smart Images

Figure CN120062163A_ABST
Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of hydraulic turbines, and particularly to a device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover of a pump-turbine. Background Art
[0002] Currently, in the pump condition of a pump-turbine, especially in the high-lift condition, there are clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover, as Figure 6 shown. These clustered pressure pulsations are characterized by small amplitude, wide frequency band, and large energy. Moreover, as the lift increases, the amplitude increases and the frequency shifts towards the high-frequency direction. Under the high-lift condition of the pump, this pressure pulsation is likely to cause the vibration of the top cover of the pump-turbine.
[0003] In order to eliminate this pressure pulsation, researchers have conducted a series of model test research work on the lower cavity of the top cover of the pump-turbine, but none of them have achieved the desired effect. On the other hand, through numerical simulation, it is found that the clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover are caused by rotating stall, that is, when the runner rotates, the outlet flow velocity distribution is uneven, flow separation occurs, and vortices are generated. To eliminate the clustered pressure pulsations, it is necessary to destroy the vortices.
[0004] In the prior art, the Chinese invention patent with the publication number CN115711243A discloses a movable guide vane with a horizontal edge that can eliminate the stall vortex in the non-blade area of a pump-turbine. This patent solution sets a horizontal edge on the side of the movable guide vane close to the runner to eliminate the stall vortex, thereby suppressing the problem that the vibration displacement of the top cover of the pump-turbine exceeds the standard due to the stall vortex in the non-blade area under the high-lift pump condition. However, it is found through experimental verification that the horizontal edge structure in this patent does not achieve the effect of eliminating the stall vortex. Analyzing the reason, it is because the movable guide vane is far from the runner, and considering that the design of the horizontal edge cannot affect the normal opening and closing of the movable guide vane, the designed length of the horizontal edge is limited, resulting in its inability to achieve the expected effect of eliminating the stall vortex. Summary of the Invention
[0005] In order to solve the problem that the clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover of the existing pump-turbine cause the vibration of the top cover of the pump-turbine, the present invention proposes a device for eliminating the clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover of the pump-turbine. By setting an annular disturbance component on the top cover and / or the bottom ring in the non-blade area, the structure of the stationary component is changed, thereby destroying the structure of the stall vortex and achieving the effect of eliminating the clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover.
[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned invention purpose, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows: A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsations in the lower chamber of a top cover of a water pump turbine comprises a disturbance component arranged on a top cover or a bottom ring in a bladeless area of the water pump turbine, wherein the bladeless area is an area formed between the heads of runner blades and movable guide vanes of the water pump turbine; the disturbance component is arranged on the top cover or the bottom ring around the circumference of the water turbine runner to form a continuous or discontinuous annular convex structure.
[0007] Furthermore, the disturbance component is provided simultaneously on the top cover and the bottom ring of the bladeless area.
[0008] Furthermore, the cross-section of the disturbance component along the axial direction of the impeller is distributed from the impeller side to the movable guide vane side, and the length of the cross-section satisfies that the end thereof close to the impeller does not exceed the edge of the fixed portion thereof close to the impeller side, and the end thereof close to the movable guide vane does not exceed the circle formed by the positions of the low-pressure edges of the guide vanes when the movable guide vane rotates clockwise around the guide vane shaft from a closed state to reach a maximum opening.
[0009] Furthermore, a starting end of the section of the disturbance component along the axial direction of the rotor close to the rotor coincides with an edge of the fixed portion of the disturbance component close to the rotor.
[0010] Furthermore, the cross-sectional shape of the disturbance component along the axial direction of the runner is a NACA airfoil, a circle, a rectangle, a trapezoid or a triangle.
[0011] Furthermore, the thickness of the disturbance component satisfies that the influence of the disturbance component on the hydraulic performance of the turbine is less than 1%.
[0012] Furthermore, the disturbance component is fixed by gluing, and the adhesive is TS828 high-performance acrylic structural adhesive.
[0013] Furthermore, for the disturbance component arranged on the top cover, the cross section thereof along the axial direction of the runner is flush with the side edge of the top cover at one end close to the runner.
[0014] Furthermore, for the disturbance component arranged on the bottom ring, the end of the cross section thereof along the axial direction of the runner close to the runner is flush with the side edge of the bottom ring.
[0015] Further, when the cross-sectional shape of the disturbance component along the axial direction of the runner is a NACA airfoil, its shape parameters are determined in the following manner: First calculate the coordinates of the middle camber line of the airfoil y c : ; Then calculate the thickness distribution of the airfoil y t : ; In the formula, m represents the maximum camber of the airfoil, p represents the position of the maximum camber of the airfoil, t represents the maximum thickness of the airfoil, c represents the chord length, and x is the abscissa; Then calculate the specific values of the upper and lower sides of the airfoil: ; In summary, the slope of the middle arc is calculated θ : ; Among them, upper represents the upper side of the airfoil, and lower represents the lower side of the airfoil. θ is the slope of the middle arc.
[0016] In summary, the present invention has the following advantages: 1. By pasting disturbance components on the top cover and / or bottom ring in the vane - less area of the pump - turbine, the structure of the stationary components is changed, thereby destroying the flow separation, achieving the effect of eliminating the clustered pressure pulsation in the lower cavity of the top cover and reducing the vibration of the top cover of the pump - turbine; 2. In the present invention, the installation positions of the disturbance components are exactly in the two main active directions of the vortex, which can correspondingly destroy the separated - flow vortex structures in these two directions. By setting disturbance components on the top cover or bottom ring in the vane - less area of the turbine respectively, about 80% of the clustered pressure pulsation can be eliminated; by setting disturbance components on both the top cover and bottom ring in the vane - less area simultaneously, the clustered pressure pulsation can be basically eliminated; 3. In the present invention, the installation positions of the disturbance components are closer to the runner side. Its structural design can ensure the elimination of the separated - flow vortex structure while minimizing the impact on the hydraulic performance of the turbine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 is the top - view of the structure of the pump - turbine; Figure 2 is the schematic diagram of the maximum opening of the movable guide vane; Figure 3 is the schematic diagram of the installation position of the disturbance component (axial sectional view of the pump - turbine); Figure 4 is the schematic diagram of the sectional view along the axial direction of the runner of the disturbance component set on the top cover, and is also Figure 3 the enlarged schematic diagram at box A in Figure 5 is the structural section where the sectional shape of the disturbance component is a NACA airfoil; Figure 6 is the result of the model test of the pressure pulsation in the lower cavity of the top cover before setting the disturbance component; Figure 7 is the result of the model test of the pressure pulsation in the lower cavity of the top cover after setting the disturbance component; In the figure: 1. Spiral case; 2. Stay vane; 3. Guide vane; 4. Runner; 6. Low-pressure side circle of maximum opening of guide vane; 7. Side of top cover, 8. Guide vane shaft; 9. Lower cavity of top cover; 10. Pressure sensor; 11. Gap; 12. Vaneless space; 13. Head; 14. Top cover; 15. Crown; 16. Runner blade; 17. Lower ring; 18. Bottom ring; 19. Disturbing component. Detailed implementation mode
[0018] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Usually, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0019] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present invention, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0020] It should be noted that: Similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings. Therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.
[0021] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the product of the present invention is usually placed when in use, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly understood by those skilled in the art. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention.
[0022] In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "set", "installed", "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.
[0023] Embodiment 1 In order to eliminate the clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover under high head conditions of a pump-turbine, the present invention provides a device for eliminating the clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover of a pump-turbine.
[0024] Referring to the structural top view of the pump-turbine as shown in Figure 1 , it includes five main flow components: a spiral case 1, fixed guide vanes 2, movable guide vanes 3, a runner 4, and a draft tube (not shown in the figure). When the movable guide vanes 3 rotate clockwise around the guide vane rotating shaft 8 from the closed state to the maximum opening, the positions where the low-pressure edges of the guide vanes are located form the circle of the low-pressure edges of the maximum opening of the movable guide vanes 6, as shown in Figure 2 .
[0025] As shown in Figure 3 is the axial sectional view of the pump-turbine. The rotating component of the pump-turbine is the runner 4, and the runner 4 includes a crown 15, runner blades 16, and a band 17. There are a gap 11 and a lower cavity 9 of the top cover between the crown 15 of the runner 4 and the top cover 14. The lower cavity 9 of the top cover is the cavity formed between the bottom surface of the top cover 14 and the top surface of the runner 4, and the gap 11 is the gap formed between the side surface of the runner 4 and the side surface of the top cover 14. A pressure sensor 10 is installed on the top cover 14 to measure the pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover.
[0026] The movable guide vanes 3 are located between the top cover 14 and the bottom ring 18, and the area between the head 13 (i.e., the end far from the center of the runner 4) of the runner blade 16 and the blade of the movable guide vane 3 forms a non-vane area 12.
[0027] Before designing this device, it was found through numerical simulation that the clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover are caused by rotating stall. On the one hand, the vortices rotate with the runner, generating clustered pressure pulsations, and this pressure pulsation is transmitted into the lower cavity of the top cover through the gap 11 between the runner and the top cover; on the other hand, the vortices move towards the direction of the movable guide vanes 3. The closer the elimination measure is to the runner outlet, the more obvious the effect; the farther away from the runner outlet, the worse the effect, and even there is no effect.
[0028] Therefore, as shown in Figure 3 , a device for eliminating the clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover of a pump-turbine proposed by the present invention is provided. By setting a disturbance component 19 on the top cover 14 or the bottom ring 18 in the non-vane area 12, the effect of reducing the clustered pressure pulsations in the lower cavity of the top cover is achieved. The disturbance component 19 is a raised structure that is higher than the surface of its fixed part, and it is arranged in a circumferential circle around the runner 4 to form a continuous or discontinuous annular raised structure.
[0029] The present invention changes the structure of the stationary component by setting the disturbance component 19 on the top cover 14 or the bottom ring 18 in the non-vane area 12, thereby destroying the flow separation and being able to eliminate about 80% of the clustered pressure pulsations.
[0030] Embodiment 2 Based on Embodiment 1, this embodiment proposes a device for eliminating the clustered pressure pulsation in the lower cavity of the top cover of a pump-turbine. The difference from Embodiment 1 lies in: In this embodiment, disturbance components are simultaneously arranged on the top cover 14 and the bottom ring 18 in the vaneless zone 12. The positions of the disturbance components 19 on the top cover 14 or the bottom ring 18 in the vaneless zone 12 are exactly in the two main active directions of the vortex, so as to destroy the separated flow vortex structures in these two directions and achieve the effect of basically eliminating the clustered pressure pulsation in the lower cavity of the top cover.
[0031] Embodiment 3 Based on Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, this embodiment further describes the specific structure of the disturbance component.
[0032] Preferably, in this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the disturbance component 19 along the axial direction of the runner 4 can be in the shape of a NACA airfoil, a circle, a rectangle, a trapezoid, a triangle, etc. The effects of the foregoing various shapes are quite similar. When arranged on the top cover 14 and the bottom ring 18 simultaneously, the clustered pressure pulsation can be basically eliminated.
[0033] In this solution, the cross-section of the disturbance component 19 along the axial direction of the runner 4 is distributed from the side of the movable guide vane on the side of the runner. The length l of this cross-section satisfies that the end close to the runner 4 does not exceed the edge of its corresponding fixed part (i.e., the top cover 14 or the bottom ring 18) close to the runner side, and its end close to the movable guide vane does not exceed the circle formed by the positions of the low-pressure edges of each guide vane when the movable guide vane 3 rotates clockwise around the guide vane rotating shaft 8 from the closed state to reach the maximum opening degree, that is, Figure 2 the low-pressure edge circle 6 of the maximum opening degree of the movable guide vane as shown.
[0034] Preferably, in order to improve the disturbance effect, in this solution, for the disturbance component 19 arranged on the top cover 14, the end of its cross-section along the axial direction of the runner 4 close to the runner is flush with the side edge 7 of the top cover, as Figure 4 shown. For the disturbance component 19 arranged on the bottom ring 18, the end of its cross-section along the axial direction of the runner 4 close to the runner is flush with the side edge of the bottom ring, as Figure 3 shown.
[0035] In this embodiment, the disturbance component 19 can be made of metal, plastic, alloy steel, etc., or can be directly formed by using P551-1052 type alloy putty. The disturbance component 19 is fixed through an adhesive, and the adhesive can adopt the existing TS828 high-performance acrylic structural adhesive, which has good bonding performance and has been verified to be able to achieve reliable fixation.
[0036] The thickness design of the disturbance component 19 should consider its impact on the hydraulic performance of the pump-turbine. Generally, the thickness h of the disturbance component 19 should satisfy that the impact on the hydraulic performance is less than 1%, which can be determined through model tests.
[0037] The NACA airfoil is a series of standard airfoils developed by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, now NASA) and is widely used in the fields of aviation and fluid mechanics. As Figure 5 shown in the NACA airfoil structure, in the figure, x is the abscissa, y is the ordinate, m represents the maximum camber, p represents the position of the maximum camber, t represents the maximum thickness, c is the chord length (i.e., the maximum value of x), and is determined by the digital coding of the standard airfoil. For example, for NACA1315, the code "1315" means that m is 1% of the chord length c, p is 30% of the chord length c, and t is 15% of the chord length c.
[0038] This embodiment determines the shape of the airfoil structure according to the following formula.
[0039] First, calculate the coordinates of the middle arc L1 of the airfoil y c : ;
[0040] Then, calculate the thickness distribution y t : ;
[0041] Then, calculate the specific values of the upper and lower sides of the airfoil: ; In summary, the slope of the middle arc is calculated as θ : ; where upper represents the upper side, lower represents the lower side, θ is the slope of the middle arc L1, arctan() is the operator for finding the arc tangent trigonometric function, and d y c / d x is the derivative of the middle arc.
[0042] The following describes the verification process of the present invention: According to the requirements of the model test, install the spiral case 1 and the stay vanes 2; Process the disturbance component 19, and then paste the disturbance component 19 on the top cover 14 and the bottom ring 18 of the movable guide vane 3; After the glue dries, install it on the model test device, then install the runner 4, and finally install the draft tube; According to the model test specifications, conduct the model test of the pump-turbine in pump operation mode and record the test results; Perform Fourier analysis on the pressure pulsation data in the lower cavity under the head cover in the test results to obtain the frequency characteristics of the pressure pulsation.
[0043] After pasting the disturbance components, the model test results of the pressure pulsation in the lower cavity under the head cover are as Figure 7 shown. The cluster pressure pulsation basically disappears, indicating that this solution can achieve the expected effect.
[0044] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not impose any form of limitation on the present invention. Any simple modification or equivalent change made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsation in the lower chamber of a pump turbine top cover, characterized in that: The invention comprises a disturbance component (19) arranged on a top cover (14) or a bottom ring (18) of a water pump turbine bladeless area (12), wherein the bladeless area (12) is an area formed between a head (13) of a runner blade (16) of the water pump turbine and a movable guide vane; the disturbance component (19) is arranged on the top cover (14) or the bottom ring (18) around the circumference of a water turbine runner (4) to form a continuous or discontinuous annular protrusion structure.
2. A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsation in the lower chamber of a pump turbine top cover as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The disturbance component (19) is arranged simultaneously on the top cover (14) and the bottom ring (18) of the bladeless area (12).
3. A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsation in the lower chamber of a pump turbine top cover as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The cross-section of the disturbance component (19) along the axial direction of the impeller (4) is distributed from the side of the impeller (4) to the side of the movable guide vane (3), and the length of the cross-section satisfies that the end close to the impeller (4) does not exceed the edge of the fixed part close to the impeller (4), and the end close to the movable guide vane (3) does not exceed the circle formed by the position of the low-pressure edge of each guide vane when the movable guide vane (3) rotates clockwise around the guide vane shaft (8) from the closed state to reach the maximum opening.
4. A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsation in the lower chamber of a pump turbine top cover as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: For the disturbance component (19) arranged on the bottom ring (18), the end of the disturbance component (19) close to the runner (4) in the cross section along the axial direction of the runner (4) is flush with the side edge of the bottom ring (18).
5. A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsation in the lower chamber of a pump turbine top cover as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: For the disturbance component (19) provided on the top cover (14), an end of the disturbance component (19) close to the runner (4) in a cross section along the axial direction of the runner (4) is flush with the side edge of the top cover (14).
6. A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsation in the lower chamber of a pump-turbine top cover as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The cross-sectional shape of the disturbance component (19) along the axial direction of the runner (4) is a NACA airfoil, a circle, a rectangle, a trapezoid or a triangle.
7. A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsation in the lower chamber of a pump turbine top cover as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The thickness of the disturbance component (19) is such that its influence on the hydraulic performance of the turbine is less than 1%.
8. A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsation in the lower chamber of a pump-turbine top cover as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The disturbance component (19) is fixed by gluing, and the adhesive is TS828 high-performance acrylic structural adhesive.
9. A device for eliminating clustered pressure pulsation in the lower chamber of a pump turbine top cover as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: When the cross-sectional shape of the disturbance component (19) along the axial direction of the runner is a NACA airfoil, its shape parameters are determined in the following manner: First calculate the coordinates of the middle arc line of the airfoil y c : ; Then calculate the thickness distribution of the airfoil y t : ; Where m represents the maximum curvature, p represents the position of the maximum curvature, t represents the maximum thickness, c represents the chord length, and x represents the abscissa; Then calculate the specific values of the upper and lower edges of the airfoil: ; To sum up, the slope of the middle arc is calculated θ : ; Among them, upper represents the upper side of the airfoil, and lower represents the lower side of the airfoil. θ is the slope of the middle arc.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Pump turbine design method for reducing vibration of pumped storage power station unit and workshop
CN108915931A
Current collector for eliminating whistling and centrifugal fan
CN112833049A
Water pump and vehicle
CN113969905A
Movable guide vane provided with horizontal blade and capable of eliminating flow separation vortex of vaneless area of pump turbine
CN115711243A
Water turbine and movable guide vane thereof
CN118462452A