|
Acceptance test HPP Kumbhe |
|
 Representatives of BOOM SYSTEMS / ENERGY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY / MAHAWRD / KUMBHE were present during the acceptance model testing for the project HPP Kumbhe, tested on a test rig for Pelton turbines.
Project HPP Kumbhe is located in India and it is a two nozzle horizontal Pelton turbine with a net head of 402m, discharge of 3.12m3/s and an output of 11.15MW. Besides the testing being successfully implemented, all the previously calibrated measuring instruments were also successfully implemented. |
|
|
The renovated Pelton test rig |
|
In autumn 2011, a Pelton test rig as the last of our turbine model test rigs was renovated. The renovation included the purchase of new motor-generators for the horizontal and vertical test rig, the corresponding regulation equipment and a modern measurement cabin.
 Very important progress was made by the test rig measurements. For measuring the main parameters for turbine efficiency calculations, we installed the best sensors currently on the market. We are very proud that the new measurement method for measuring torque proved to be very accurate and easy to use. Calibration rig for flowmeters
At the same time as the renovation of the Pelton test rig, the renovation of the calibration rig for flowmeters was done. Its power section was equipped with new soft starters for the pumps and its regulation was completely renewed. |
|
In November 2011 the Turboinstitut team put into operation our first power plant in Turkey - SHPP Sarikavak.The power plant has two units with Francis turbines, each with the power of 4 MW. The nominal power was exceeded by more than 20%. Turboinstitut designed, supplied and put into operation all the electromechanical equipment for the power plant. |  |  |
|
|
|
Technical educational course |
|
Turboinstitut was engaged by Alstom (Switzerland) to perform a two-day training course about centrifugal pumps. The lecturers were Prof. Dr. Dušan FlorjanÄiÄ, Dipl. Eng. ETH, consultant to Turboinstitut, and Rok Pavlin, Pumps programme manager. 25 engineers from Alstom deepened and increased their knowledge about pumps in the systems with an accent on power generation. The course took place at the end of October 2011 in Baden. |
|
|
Vertical pump acceptance test |
|
The two-stage vertical cooling water pump was tested at the end of November 2011 at the open system test rig in Turboinstitut, Q = 0.25m3/s, H = 70m, n = 990rpm. Independent acceptance tests were carried out according to the standard EN ISO 9906, class 2, at a reduced speed. Q-H, P, η characteristics were tested. The pump manufacturer is Litostroj Power, Ljubljana, Slovenia, and the pump end user is Acroni, Jesenice, Slovenia.
|
|
|
|
