Saint Anthony Falls Independent Turbine Test Facility: Project Report No. 288.

摘要

In the summer of 1986, the Saint Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory (SAFHL) was selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of an independent turbine test facility (ITTF). As a cost sharing project by SAFHL and the DOE, the establishment of an ITTF in the United States provides capabilities needed to the United States hydropower industry. The SAFHL ITTF will aid in the development of improved turbine designs, as well as provide a facility for cavitation, aspiration, and draft tube studies. In addition, the ITTF can provide access to model testing for small manufacturers, as well as being available for comparative model testing. Finally, the ITTF is also a significant instructional tool in training of capable young hydropower engineers. The recent upgrade significantly increases the testing capabilities of SAFHL's ITTF. This report contains the resultant ITTF operating characteristics resulting from this upgrade and previous work. In addition, it briefly describes the physical attributes of the Facility. Also described herein are the data acquisition and analysis systems and the overall accuracy of the Facility, along with a corresponding component-by-component error analysis. 23 refs., 35 figs., 11 tabs.