Diseño y simulación de una turbina hidráulica con un caudal de 10 l/s para la estación de investigación de Cayambe mediante software especializado

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to design and simulate a hydraulic turbine with an available flow of 10 l/s. The design is based on two parameters; the flow mentioned above and a gross head of 30 m, which is defined by a topographic study of the area carried out by the technical staff of the Cayambe research center. At the same time, the energy losses that exist in the piping system are determined in order to obtain a net head. It is necessary to indicate that there are two possible turbine options that are capable of complying and operating within the established parameters. However, a Turgo type turbine is chosen for the design due to the efficiency it can achieve and also because of its availability in the market. Now, the main components of the turbine are designed and the hydraulic power generated is calculated, resulting in 2.84 kW. As a last point, the 3D simulation is presented with the help of ANSYS software in the Fluent module, in addition to a speed analysis inside the turbine. For the latter, the velocity triangle calculated both at the inlet and outlet is taken into account in order to analyze the theoretical results with those obtained by simulation.