FRANCIS TURBINE TEST RIG (Model: HVL-10)

"HOVERLABS"FRANCIS TURBINE TEST RIG  

(Model: HVL-10)

Technical Specifications: -

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 an 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 supplied 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.

Output Power- 1HP

Discharge -1200 LPM (Approx.)

Supply Head -10m

Speed -3000 RPM (Approx.)

Runner -Having Curved Vanes.

Rope Brake type Dynamometer- Dia 200 mm.

Discharge Measurement -Venturimeter with pressure gauge.

Sump Tank -Capacity 250 Ltrs.

Water Circulation Centrifugal Pump- Capacity 5 HP Three Phase.

Control Panel -Mains Indicator

Tanks will be made of Stainless Steel

Whole set-up is well designed and arranged in a good quality painted structure

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 5 kW, 440 V AC, Three Phase

· Floor Area 1.5x 0.75 m

INTERNAL CODE: - KD. 13-1-19-19-0-9-14-20-5-18-14-1-20-9-15-14-1-12