Numerical Flow Simulation in Turbine Mode of Counter-Rotating Type Pumping Unit to Cooperate with Wind Turbine

This serial research has proposed the hybrid power system combined the wind power unit with the counter-rotating type pump-turbine unit, to provide the constant output for the grid system, even at the suddenly fluctuating/turbulent wind circumstance. In this paper, the tandem impellers prepared for the counter-rotating type pumping unit were operated at the turbine mode, and the performances and the flow conditions were investigated numerically with accompanying the experimental results. Even though providing the pumping unit for the turbine mode, the maximum hydraulic efficiency is close to one of the counter-rotating type hydroelectric unit designed exclusively for the turbine mode. Besides, the runners/impellers of the unit work evidently so as to coincide the angular momentum change through the front runners/impellers with that through the rear runners/impellers, namely to take the axial flow at not only the inlet but also the outlet, without the guide vanes. From these results, it can be concluded that this type unit is effective to work at not only the pumping but also the turbine modes.     

Counter-rotating type pump-turbine unit cooperating with wind power unit

This serial research proposes the hybrid power system combined the wind power unit with the counter-rotating type pump-turbine unit,to provide the constant output for the grid system,even at the suddenly fluctuating/turbulent wind.In this paper,the tandem impellers of the counter-rotating type pumping unit was operated at the turbine mode,and the performances and the flow conditions were investigated numerically and experimentally.The 3-D turbulent flows in the runners were simulated at the steady state condition by using the commercial CFD code of ANSYS-CFX ver.12 with the SST turbulence model.While providing the pump unit for the turbine mode,the maximum hydraulic efficiency is close to one of the counter-rotating type hydroelectric unit designed exclu-sively for the turbine mode.Besides,the runner/impeller of the unit works evidently so as to coincide the angularmomentum change through the front runners/impellers with that through the rear runners/impellers,namely to take the axial flow at not only the inlet but also the outlet without the guide vanes.These results show that this type of unit is effective to work at not only the pumping but also the turbine modes.     

Counter-Rotating Type Pump-Turbine Unit Stabilizing Momentarily Fluctuating Power from Renewable Energy Resources

It is difficult for renewable energy resources to provide constant power with excellent quality for the grid system. This serial research proposes a power stabilization system with a pumped storage to guarantee power quality and capacity, while the outputs from the energy resources are at unstable and/or fluctuating conditions. The power stabilization system with a counter-rotating type pump-turbine unit was prepared and operated at the pumping and the turbine modes. The unit composed of the tandem impellers/runners connected to the inner and the outer armatures of the unique motor/generator. The experiments have verified that this type pump-turbine unit is reasonably effective to stabilize momentarily/instantaneously the fluctuating power from the renewable energy resources.     

水下对转螺旋桨空化线谱频率预报与数值模拟

水下高速目标对转螺旋桨常工作在空化状态,其噪声线谱由前后桨相互作用及前后桨 与船舶尾流场的相互作用引起。通过Goldstein 的声相似方程,将空泡看作螺旋桨的一部分,对空 化条件下水下对转螺旋桨的线谱频率进行了理论预报。推导出了远场条件下单极子源性质的声源 所产生的声压表达式,得到了其线谱预报频率。利用Schnerr-sauer 空化模型及RNG k-着湍流模型, 并采用动网格模型对对转螺旋桨进行空化数值模拟。结果表明:预报的DTMB4381 螺旋桨空泡形 态与公开发表实验及数值模拟结果吻合度较好。利用该方法得到的对转螺旋桨空化线谱频率与理 论预报结果完全吻合。     

Flow around Wells Type Runner Installed in Floating Type Unique Ocean Wave Power Station

The authors have proposed the unique ocean wave power station, which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of floats lining up at the interval of one wave pitch and the power unit where the runners are submerged at the middle of the platform. Such a profile can make the flow velocity at the runner twice faster than that of OWC （oscillating water column） type constructed adjacent to the seashore. The behavior of the platform in the wave has been reported, and this paper continuously investigates the effects of the runner casing on the runner work and the platform behavior. Besides, the flows around the Wells type, not only single runner but also tandem runners are investigated numerically. It was confirmed that the runner work attenuates the platform amplitude and the runner casing contributes to increase the output. The flow simulation suggests that the tandem runners may be appropriate for the floating type ocean wave power station to get enough output.     

水下对转桨非空化线谱噪声分析与数值研究

为了研究水下对转桨非空化状态的目标特性,分析了对转桨非空化线谱噪声的产生机理,其产生机制是前后桨干涉作用和周向谐波流场作用。利用广义声类比方程,将这两种机制引起的升阻力作为噪声源,推导了水下对转桨远场声压表达式,分析了线谱预报频率以及声压的方向性,得到了强弱线谱出现的条件。研究发现：预报的线谱频率可用f=sAPF+pBPF₁+hBPF₂表示;声压辐射呈“8”形分布;干涉作用和周向流场作用的贝塞尔函数是否取峰值是强弱线谱出现的必要条件。数值计算方面,利用RNG k-ε湍流模型、滑移网格模型结合FW-H方程对对转桨进行非空化数值模拟,结果表明：在对转桨水动力性能预报方面,RNG k-ε湍流模型比Realizable k-ε湍流模型精度更好;噪声性能预报方面,该方法得到的对转桨非空化线谱频率以及声压方向性与理论结果非常吻合。