Cost and Economics of Maintenance of Turbine Runner Cavitation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22919201 |
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| Authors | Harold G Hunt (Cons. Engr., East Aurora, N. Y.), Harold Hunt (Consol Energy (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-114 |
| Publication date | 1966-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Power (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0569-8030 • E-ISSN: 1936-7791 |
| Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1061/jpweam.0000484 |
| OpenAlex | W2221605152 |
| Language | EN |
Five, single unit, 20,000-kw hydroelectric power plants, built with turbine settings as specified by the manufacturer have runner cavitation or pitting repair problems in a short time when operated as peak load plants. The methods, procedures, materials, timing, and cost of in-place welding repairs are described and given for the initial maintenance up-keep of all plants. Cost records and an analysis of peak capacity operation show that the value of extra power far exceeds the increased cost of runner maintenance.
Cavitation · Electrical engineering · Geotechnical engineering · Hydraulic turbines · Hydro power · Hydroelectricity · Marine engineering · Operations management · Power (physics) · Reliability engineering · Turbine · Unit cost · Welding · Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps · Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Non-Destructive Testing Techniques · Oil and Gas Production Techniques
| Highly cited | No |
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