Kaplan Turbine Trainer school teaching equipment Fluids Engineering Experiment Equipment

Kaplan Turbine Trainer school teaching equipment Fluids Engineering Experiment Equipment

SR461 Kaplan Turbine Trainer school teaching equipment Fluids Engineering Experiment Equipment for college, vocational training center, university. 

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SR461 Kaplan Turbine Trainer school teaching equipment Fluids Engineering Experiment Equipment

1.Description

Water turbines are turbomachines which convert water energy into mechanical energy. Mostly, they are used for driving generators for power generation purposes. The Kaplan turbine is a reaction turbine with an axial through flow. It has a high specific speed and is suitable for large water Flows and small to medium heads., the Kaplan turbine is used as a “classic” water turbine in run-of-the-river power plants.

 

The SR461 helps to investigate the characteristic behaviour of a simple-regulated Kaplan turbine during operation. The trainer is provided with a closed water circuit with tank, submersible pump and throttle valve for adjusting the flow rate. The angle of attack of the rotor, And thus the power output of the turbine, are changed by adjusting the guide vanes. The turbine is loaded with a wear-free eddy current brake.

 

The speed is captured by means of an inductive, non-contact position sensor at the turbine shaft. For determining the turbine power, the eddy current brake is equipped with a force sensor for torque measurement. The pressures at the inlet and outlet of the turbine 

2.Technical details

Specification

Function of a Kaplan turbine

Closed water circuit with submersible pump, throttle valve and tank

Adjustment of flow rate with throttle valve

Loading the turbine by use of air-cooled eddy current brake

Rotor with fixed blades

Adjustable guide vanes for setting different angles of attack

Non-contact speed measurement at the turbine shaft and force sensor at the brake for measuring the torque

Digital display for pressures, temperature, flow rate, speed and torque

Technical data

Kaplan turbine

Max. output: 1000W

Max. speed: 3700min-1

Distributor

8 guide vanes, adjustable: -15°…45°

External Ø: 120mm,

Internal Ø: 60mm

Rotor, 4 blades, fixed

External Ø: 120mm,

Internal Ø: 60mm,

Pitch: 80mm

Submersible pump with motor

Max. flow rate: 250m3/h

Max. pump head: 11m

Nominal power: 3,1kW

Tank: approx. 350L

 

Measuring ranges

Temperature: 0…100°C

Pressure (at turbine inlet): 0…1bar rel.

Pressure (at turbine outlet): -1…0,6bar rel.

Flow rate: 13…200m3/h

Torque: 0…10Nm

Speed: 0…6500min-1

400V, 50Hz, 3 phases

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