HM 450.04 Kaplan Turbine Didactic Equipment Vocational Education Equipment Fluid Mechanics Lab Equipment

Description

HM 450.04 Kaplan Turbine Didactic Equipment Vocational Education Equipment Fluid Mechanics Lab Equipment

Five-bladed Kaplan turbine with blade and guide vane adjustment for varying power, measurement of speed and torque

Features

– Kaplan turbine with visible operating area

– closed water circuit and data processing software for use with the HM 450C trainer

Learning objectives/experiments

– determination of mechanical output

– determination of efficiency

– recording of characteristic curves

– investigation of the influence of the guide vane and blade position on the efficiency

Specification

[1] transparent pipe element for observing the operating area

[2] adjustable guide vanes for setting different angles of the water inlet into the turbine

[3] rotor with adjustable blades for setting different  velocities at the rotor

[4] recording the curves of a Kaplan turbine and investigating the influence of the guide vane and blade position

[5] loading the turbine by use of a wear-free and adjustable eddy current brake

[6] non-contact speed measurement and force sensor at the brake for measuring the torque

[7] pressure sensor at the turbine inlet

[8] speed, torque and pressure displayed on the switch cabinet of HM 450C

[9] water supply, flow rate measurement and data processing software via HM 450C

Technical data

Turbine

– output: approx. 14W at 530min-1, 530L/min

– max. speed: 1100min-1

– rotor

— 5 blades, adjustable

— blade adjustment with scale

— internal Ø: 30mm

— external Ø: 67mm

– distributor

— 8 guide vanes, adjustable

— guide vane adjustment: -20…30°

Measuring ranges

– torque: -25…25Nm

– pressure: 0…4bar abs.

– speed: 0…4000min-1

LxWxH: 680x615x840mm

Weight: approx. 42kg