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Investigation of Pumped Storage Hydropower Power-Off Transient Process Using 3D Numerical Simulation Based on SP-VOF Hybrid Model

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  • Daqing Zhou

    (State Key Laboratory of Water Resource and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
    College of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

  • Huixiang Chen

    (College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

  • Languo Zhang

    (Power China Beijing Engineering Corporation Limited, Beijing 100024, China)

Abstract

The transient characteristic of the power-off process is investigated due to its close relation to hydraulic facilities’ safety in a pumped storage hydropower (PSH). In this paper, power-off transient characteristics of a PSH station in pump mode was studied using a three-dimensional (3D) unsteady numerical method based on a single-phase and volume of fluid (SP-VOF) coupled model. The computational domain covered the entire flow system, including reservoirs, diversion tunnel, surge tank, pump-turbine unit, and tailrace tunnel. The fast changing flow fields and dynamic characteristic parameters, such as unit flow rate, runner rotate speed, pumping lift, and static pressure at measuring points were simulated, and agreed well with experimental results. During the power-off transient process, the PSH station underwent pump mode, braking mode, and turbine mode, with the dynamic characteristics and inner flow configurations changing significantly. Intense pressure fluctuation occurred in the region between the runner and guide vanes, and its frequency and amplitude were closely related to the runner’s rotation speed and pressure gradient, respectively. While the reversed flow rate of the PSH unit reached maximum, some parameters, such as static pressure, torque, and pumping lift would suddenly jump significantly, due to the water hammer effect. The moment these marked jumps occurred was commonly considered as the most dangerous moment during the power-off transient process, due to the blade passages being clogged by vortexes, and chaos pressure distribution on the blade surfaces. The results of this study confirm that 3D SP-VOF hybrid simulation is an effective method to reveal the hydraulic mechanism of the PSH transient process.

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  • Daqing Zhou & Huixiang Chen & Languo Zhang, 2018. "Investigation of Pumped Storage Hydropower Power-Off Transient Process Using 3D Numerical Simulation Based on SP-VOF Hybrid Model," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-16, April.
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