Light-Emitting Tag Testing in Conjunction with Testing of the Minimum Gap Runner Turbine Design at Bonneville Dam Powerhouse 1

Carlson, Thomas J

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Bonneville Power Administration;    Hydroelectric Power Plants;    Flow Visualization;    Performance Testing;    Design;   

DOI  :  10.2172/786779
RP-ID  :  PNNL-13415
RP-ID  :  AC06-76RLO1830
RP-ID  :  786779

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes a pilot study conducted by Tom Carlson of PNNL and Mark Weiland of MEVATEC Corp to test the feasibility of using light-emitting tags to visually track objects passing through the turbine environment of a hydroelectric dam. Light sticks were released at the blade tip, mid-blade, and hub in the MGR turbine and a Kaplan turbine at Bonneville Dam and videotaped passing thru the dam to determine visibility and object trajectories.