Experiments With An Axial Turbine

Experiments With An Axial Turbine .

Specification Of Experiments With An Axial Turbine

• Closed water circuit contains axial turbine, pump and water tank
• Transparent housing for observing the stator and the rotor
• Turbine load using the wear-free and adjustable eddy current brake
• Valve for adjusting the volumetric flow rate
• Force sensor to determine the torque on turbine shaft
• Measurement of turbine speed with optical speed sensor
• Pressure measurement on inlet side
• Determination of volumetric flow rate using differential pressure measurement across a measuring orifice
• Microprocessor-based measuring technique

Technical Data

Axial turbine

• Power output: approx. 130W at 3500min-1
• Rotor, outer diameter: 50mm
• Blade length: 5mm

Pump

• Power consumption: 1,02kW
• Max. flow rate: approx. 375L/min
• Max. head: 13,7m

Measuring orifice

• Diameter: 44mm
• Differential pressure sensor: 0...0,1bar

Measuring ranges

• Flow rate: 500L/min
• Pressure (inlet side): 0...5bar
• Torque: 0...2Nm