Choosing the Optimal Depth for the Placement of the Flow Directing Blades under the Entrance of the Draft Tube to Improve the Hydraulic Performance and in order to GetGeometric Equation   (Kaplan Turbine Euphrates Dam)

Authors

  • Alhasan Mutie ayoud Engineer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical and electrical Engineering, Damascus University.
  • Ghassan Zedan Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical and electrical Engineering, Damascus University
  • Hamza Makarem Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical and electrical

Keywords:

water turbine, hydraulic performance, drain channel, vortex breakers

Abstract

Most research centers are preoccupied with developing clean energy generation systems, which water energy, is the most prominent, especially in the field of water turbines, which draft tube are one of the most important parts.

There are various forms and techniques for developing the draft tube, depending on the modification of the watercourse, in order to achieve greater recovery of wasted energy. The flow directing blades are among the most important of these techniques because of their great role in mitigating turbulence and breaking cyclonic vortices that would increase losses and reduce yields. Therefore, work has been done in this research to determine the optimal position of the flow directing blades within the draft tube in order to reach the regulating geometric equation and link it with the basic reference dimension in the draft tube, which is the diameter of the working wheel, by conducting several experiments, relying on computer simulation techniques and the ANSYS FLUENT program

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

  • Alhasan Mutie ayoud, Engineer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical and electrical Engineering, Damascus University.

    Engineer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical and electrical Engineering, Damascus University.

  • Ghassan Zedan, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical and electrical Engineering, Damascus University

    Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical and electrical Engineering, Damascus University

  • Hamza Makarem, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical and electrical

    Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical and electrical

Downloads

Published

2025-12-17

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 4 (2025): Damascus University Journal for engineering sciences

Section

المقالات

How to Cite

Choosing the Optimal Depth for the Placement of the Flow Directing Blades under the Entrance of the Draft Tube to Improve the Hydraulic Performance and in order to GetGeometric Equation   (Kaplan Turbine Euphrates Dam). (2025). Damascus University Journal for Engineering Sciences, 41(4). https://journal.damascusuniversity.edu.sy/index.php/engj/article/view/8820