• Lijo Sebastian

CFD Analysis of Pelton Bucket presents Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of Pelton turbine of Koyna Hydropower in Satara Gujarat. The purpose of CFD analysis is to determine torque generated by the turbine and pressure distributions in bucket for further work on fatigue analysis. Consequently, the present study has also the ambition to reduce the size of the runner to have a cost effective runner design. k-ε and SST turbulence model with interphase transfer method as free surface and mixture model is compared in the paper. The torque generated by the middle bucket is replicated over time to determine total torque generated by Pelton turbine. The case study described in this paper provides an example of how the size of turbine can affect the efficiency of the turbine. These were discussed in detail which helps in understanding of the underlying fluid dynamic design problem as an aid for improving the efficiency and lowering the manufacturing cost for future study.

CFD analysis, simulation and optimisation of Pelton wheel

"CFD Analysis of Pelton Bucket", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no.544-558, March-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803102.pdf

"CFD Analysis of Pelton Bucket", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no. pp544-558, March-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803102.pdf