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During
a hydroelectric project's feasibility study and preliminary
engineering phases, the optimum selection of the hydraulic turbine
size, type and quantity is frequently a difficult exercise.
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TURBNPRO
can reduce
your design time and save money.
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By
using TURBNPRO
to compare the dimensional impact on powerhouse design and the
energy production of various turbine solutions, the User has a
quick means to closely select the optimum turbine type, number and
arrangement for a hydro-electric project.
TURBNPRO
is also an excellent tool to acquaint and train those unfamiliar
with hydro generation equipment in the applications and
limitations of the various types of hydraulic turbines.
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When
you enter your turbine sizing criteria including:
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Unit Discharge
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Rated Net Head, Gross Head
and Net Head Range
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Desired turbine centerline
setting to Tailwater
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System frequency (50 Hz or
60 Hz)
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Efficiency Priority
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Site Elevation and Water
Temperature
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TURBNPRO
will:
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Determine unit sizes and
speeds that satisfy the criteria entered
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Allow you to select the
turbine arrangement and orientation (or let TURBNPRO
select a default arrangement)
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Show typical dimensional
and performance data on your selection
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Display performance in Hill
Curve, crossplot or tabular formats
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Display graphical views of
the turbine selection
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Present a briefing advising
the advantages and disadvantages of the various arrangement types
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All major arrangements are
considered by the TURBNPRO
software including: |
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Francis
Turbines
Vertical
and horizontal axis
Spiral
case, semi-spiral case and flume type intakes
Straight
and elbow draft tubes
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Axial/Propeller
Turbines
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Kaplan, adjustable blade or adjustable gate regulation
capabilities
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Spiral case, semi-spiral case and flume type intakes on
conventional vertical units
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Tubular, pit type or bulb type horizontal arrangements
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Pelton
Turbines
Vertical
and horizontal axis
1
to 6 jet designs
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Energy
Calculator:
To
aid you in your optimization of the turbine type and quantity,
enter your site's flow duration and net head characteristics as
well as the variations in headwater and tailwater elevations and TURBNPRO
will calculate the annual energy production of the turbine
solution(s) developed.
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PLUS
CAD Drawings:
Over
55 drawings in the standard ".DXF" format. Drawings
include turbine waterpassage, distributor cross-section and
arrangement views. ".DXF" file format is supported by
most popular CAD programs. Save time in drafting your preliminary
project and powerhouse designs with this library of turbine
drawings.
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Program
Features:
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Easy to follow sequence of
data entry and developing the turbine solution. User data entry is in SI units (meters, m³/s,
etc.).
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Turbine arrangement and
orientation may be User selected or determined by the TURBNPRO
default feature.
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Option allows User to enter efficiency modifiers to further
customize the turbine solution performance.
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The developed solution may
be saved to a disk file.
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Performance data shown in
hill curve, crossplot curve & tabular formats.
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Major turbine dimensional
characteristics shown in easy to view screens with graphic
definitions of dimensions. Data results shown in SI units (meters, m³/s, etc.).
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Generic graphical views of
the turbine solution with dimensions
shown superimposed on the graphic .
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For Francis &
Axial/propeller turbines cavitation characteristics and
limitations due to cavitation are integral to TURBNPRO
’s development of the turbine solution and its performance.
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Create printed reports of
the turbine performance, dimensional characteristics, curves, etc.
Printed outputs include results in both SI (metric) and US
Customary units.
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Determine optimum energy
production using actual or hypothetical site flow and head data.
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Concurrent operation of up
to 10 units of 2 different turbine solutions may be studied.
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Turbine performance
characteristics and annual energy results may be exported to an
Excel® spreadsheet for use in other programming.
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Graphical presentation of
the various arrangement types available including their
applications, advantages and disadvantages.
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User Manual/Reference Guide
of 160+ pages, including extensive graphics.
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Data included in TURBNPRO
is typical and generic in nature and is based upon experience with
actual turbine designs.
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Computer
System Requirements:
The following are the minimum system requirements needed to run
the program:
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An IBM compatible PC with
Pentium processor or better
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At least 8 megabytes of RAM
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TURBNPRO Version 3.04 can be run on the Microsoft
Windows operating systems: 98, NT, 2000, XP (Home Edition) and
Vista (32 bit). We
have not yet confirmed operation on the new Windows 64 bit
operating systems. Until
we can confirm it customers must plan on using TURBNPRO on
operating systems other than Windows 7 (64 bit) or XP
(64 bit)
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A hard disk drive with at
least 40 megabytes of available disk space
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A Microsoft Windows
supported printer driver (a laser type printer is recommended)
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A mouse supported by
Microsoft Windows
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