Effects of Tangential Velocity Distribution on Flow Stability in a Draft Tube

NumericalsimulationsoftheflowinthedrafttubeofaFrancisturbinearecarriedoutinordertoelucidatetheeffectsoftangentialvelocityonflowstability.Influenceofthelocationofthemaximumtangentialvelocityisexploredconsideringtheequalityofthetotalenergyattheinletofthedrafttube.Itisfoundthattheamplitudeofthepressurefluctuationdecreaseswhenthelocationofthemaximumofthetangentialvelocitymovesfromthecentretothewallonthecrosssection.Thus,thestabilityoftheflowinthedrafttubeincreaseswiththemovingofthelocationofthemaximumtangentialvelocity.However,therelativehydrauliclossincreasesandtherecoverycoefficientofthedrafttubedecreasesslightly.