A turbine is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fast moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid and converts it into useful work. Also a turbine is a turbo-machine with at least one moving part called a rotor assembly, which is a shaft or drum with blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades so that they move and impart rotational energy to the rotor. According to the fluid used:
• Water Turbine
• Steam Turbine
• Gas Turbine
• Wind Turbine
Although the same principles apply to all turbines, their specific designs differ sufficiently to merit separate descriptions.
Working Principle Water Turbine
• When the fluid strikes the blades of the turbine, the blades are displaced, which produces rotational energy.
• When the turbine shaft is directly coupled to an electric generator mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy.
• This electrical power is known as hydroelectric power.
In a hydraulic turbine, water is used as the source of energy. Water or hydraulic turbines convert kinetic and potential energies of the water into mechanical power. Water turbines are mostly found in dams to generate electric power from water kinetic energy.
Classification
Based on hydraulic action of water
Based on direction of flow
Based on head of water and quantity of flow
Based on specific speed
Based on disposition of turbine shaft
Based on name of originator (commonly used turbines)
2. What is aWhat is a TURBINETURBINE??????
A turbine is a rotary mechanical device that
extracts energy from a fast moving flow of
water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid and
converts it into useful work.
A turbine is a turbo-machine with at least
one moving part called a rotor assembly,
which is a shaft or drum with blades
attached.
Moving fluid acts on the blades so that they
move and impart rotational energy to the
rotor.
3. Basic types of TURBINESBasic types of TURBINES
• Water Turbine
• Steam Turbine
• Gas Turbine
• Wind Turbine
Although the same principles apply to all turbines,
their specific designs differ sufficiently to merit
separate descriptions.
4. WorkingWorking PrinciplePrinciple
• When the fluid strikes the blades of the
turbine, the blades are displaced,
which produces rotational energy.
• When the turbine shaft is directly
coupled to an electric generator
mechanical energy is converted into
electrical energy.
• This electrical power is known as
hydroelectric power.
5. Types of Water TurbinesTypes of Water Turbines
• Impulse turbines
• Reaction turbines
6. Impulse TurbineImpulse Turbine• In an impulse turbine, fast moving fluid
is fired through a narrow nozzle at the
turbine blades to make them spin
around.
• In an impulse turbine, the fluid is
forced to hit the turbine at high speed.
• The transfer of energy in impulse
turbines is described by Newton’s
second law of motion.
7. Types of Impulse TurbinesTypes of Impulse Turbines
I. Pelton Turbine
II. Cross-flow Turbine
8. Pelton WheelPelton Wheel
• These are usually used for high head, low
flow power plants.
• It was invented by Lester Ella Pelton in the
1870s.
• Pelton wheels operate best with Drop height:
(50 - 2000 m) and Flow rate is (4 - 15 m3
/s)
9. ApplicationsApplications
• Pelton wheels are the preferred when the
available water source has relatively
high hydraulic head at low flow rates.
• Mostly used Pico hydro electric power
generation unit.
• Pelton wheels are made in all sizes.
• For maximum power and efficiency, the wheel
and turbine system is designed such that the
water jet velocity is twice the velocity of the
rotating buckets.
10. Cross-flowCross-flow TurbineTurbine
• It is developed by Anthony Michel, in 1903
and is used for low heads. (10–70 meters)
• As with a water wheel, the water is admitted
at the turbine's edge. After passing the
runner, it leaves on the opposite side.
• The cross-flow turbine is a low-speed
machine that is well suited for locations with
a low head but high flow.
11. ApplicationsApplications
• The peak efficiency of a cross-flow turbine is
somewhat less than a kaplon, francis or
pelton turbine.
• It has a low price, and good regulation.
• As water going through the runner twice,
provides additional efficiency.
• Cross-flow turbines are mostly used in mini
and micro hydropower units.
• Its good point as When the water leaves the
runner, it also helps clean the runner of small
debris and pollution.
12. ReactionReaction TurbineTurbine
• In reaction turbines torque developed by
reacting to the fluid's pressure.
• The pressure of the fluid changes as it
passes through the turbine rotor blades.
• The turbine must be fully immersed in the
flowing fluid and the pressure casement is
also provided for a working fluid.
14. Types of Reaction TurbinesTypes of Reaction Turbines
• Kaplan Turbine
• Francis Turbine
• Kinetic Turbine
15. Kaplan TurbineKaplan Turbine
• The Kaplan turbine is a water
turbine which has adjustable blades
and is used for low heads and high
discharges.
• It was developed in 1913 by the
Austrian professor Viktor Kaplan.
• The Kaplan turbine is an inward
flow reaction turbine, which means that
the working fluid changes pressure as
it moves through the turbine and gives
up its energy.
• Water is directed tangentially through
the wicket gate and spirals on to a
propeller shaped runner, causing it to
spin.
17. ApplicationsApplications
• Kaplan turbines are widely used throughout
the world for electrical power production.
They cover the lowest head hydro sites and
are especially suited for high flow conditions.
• Inexpensive micro turbines on the Kaplan
turbine model are manufactured for individual
power production with as little head.
• Large Kaplan turbines are individually
designed for each site to operate at the
highest possible efficiency, typically over
90%. They are very expensive to design,
manufacture and install, but operate for
decades.
18. Francis TurbineFrancis Turbine
• The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine that
was developed by James B.Franceis and are used
for medium head (45-400m) and medium
discharge (10-700 m3
/s).
• The Francis turbine is a type of reaction turbine, a
category of turbine in which the working fluid
comes to the turbine under immense pressure and
the energy is extracted by the turbine blades from
the working fluid.
• The turbine's exit tube is shaped to help
decelerate the water flow and recover the
pressure.
• Water flow is radial from exterior to interior.
20. ApplicationsApplications
• Francis type units cover a head range from 40
to 600 m (130 to 2,000 ft).
• Its efficiency decreases as flow decreases.
• They may also be used for pumped storage,
where a reservoir is filled by the turbine (acting
as a pump) driven by the generator acting as a
large electrical motor during periods of low
power demand.
21. Kinetic TurbinesKinetic Turbines
• Kinetic energy turbines, also called free-
flow turbines, generate electricity from the
kinetic energy present in flowing water.
• The systems may operate in rivers, man-
made channels, tidal waters, or ocean
currents.
• Kinetic systems utilize the water stream's
natural pathway.
• They do not require the diversion of water
through manmade channels, riverbeds, or
pipes,
• They might have applications in such
conduits.
• Kinetic systems do not require large civil
works; however, they can use existing
structures such as bridges, tailraces and
channels and do not require any dam or
23. STATION Region STATE
CAPACITY
(MW)
TURBINE
Koyna Western Maharashtra 1,960
Pelton (stage I & II)
Francis (Stage III &
Stage IV)
Srisailam
Dam
Southern
Andhra
Pradesh,
Telangana
1,670 Francis
Sharavathi Southern Karnataka 1608 Francis
Nathpa
Jhakri
Northern
Himachal
Pradesh
1500 Francis
Sardar
Sarovar
Western Gujarat 1450 Francis
Bhakra Dam Northern Punjab 1325 Francis
Mulshi Dam Western Maharashtra 300 Pelton
Turbine used in Hydroelectric Power Generation UnitTurbine used in Hydroelectric Power Generation Unit
24. ReferencesReferences
• Mechanical engineering department manuals Bhagwant
universty ajmer .
• Fluid mechanics with engineering applicatations 10 edition
by E.John Finnemore and Joesph B. Franzini
• Hydraulics and Fluid mechanics by E.H.Lewitt 10th
edition