Research Article

On the Rotor Stator Interaction Effects of Low Specific Speed Francis Turbines

Table 1

Measurement summary. α is guide vane opening as defined in the IEC60193 [11].

DescriptionHeadαFlowEfficiencySpeed

F99, BEP0.1800.15415.6m10°0.232m3/s92.2%382.2 rpm
RPT, BEP0.2200.13412.0m11°0.185m3/s89.1%412.7 rpm