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