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1 MASJED-E-SOLEYMAN Phase 1 and Phase 2 - Extension (Please wait photos to download) Masjed-E-Soleyman Tailrace and Spillways

2 Masjed-E-Soleyman Tailrace and Spillways Turbine Specifications Type: Vertical shaft, single stage, single runner, Francis turbine Characteristics: Head: 147 m Flow 195 m 3 /s Output: 254 MW

3 Speed: rpm Runaway speed: 350 rpm Specific speed: n s = Transient speed rise after full load rejection: 156% Penstock pressure rise: 21 bar Draft tube pressure drop: Vapour/air release pressure Submergence: 12.8 m Number of units Phase 1: 4 Phase 2: 4 Some reports pointing out the problem of water column separation and stability submitted in 1997/98 at the beginning of civil works: 1. Pejovic S., Masjed-E-Soleyman Water column separation and rejoining. An approximate analysis of water column separation, Hydro Québec International, RSW International, Teheran, Report, Pejovic S., Mesjad-E-Soleyman Analysis of Draft Tube Flap Gate, Hydro Québec International, RSW International, Teheran, Report, Pejovic S., Samadzadeh B., Supervized by Khris R., 1998, Masjed e Soleyman Stability Analysis, Report, Hydro Québec International, RSW International, Teheran, Report, 1998.

4 Masjed-E-Soleyman Panel of experts meeting on site 20 November 2003 Panel of experts meeting Task: to solve the problem of water column separation in the turbine draft tube Articles and reports 4. Panel of Experts (Prof. Hermod Brekke, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway ; Dr. Thierry Jacob, Stucky Consulting Engineers, Switzerland, Mr. Bryan Leyland, MSc, LCL Limited, New Zealand, Prof. Stanislav Pejovic, Ryerson University, Canada), Appointed by: Iran Water & Power Resources Development Co.. Contract: Lahmeyer International Gmbh, Germany, Brekke H., Jacob T., Leyland B., Pejovic S., Masjed-E-Soleyman Transient Problems Upon Load Rejection, Iran Water & Power Resources Development Co./ Lahmeyer International Gmbh, Panel of Experts Mission of November 18 Oo 25, 2003, Report. 6. Kiani A., Brekke H., Leyland B., Jacob T., Pejovic S., Transient problems upon load rejection Masjed-e Soleyman case study, Hydro 2004, Porto, Portugal. Articles and reports pointing out different opinion: 7. Pejovic S. Karney W.B. and Zhang Q., Masjed-E-Soleyman Hydraulic Transients. Water Column Separation in the Draft Tube, Draft Tube Surges, Iran Water & Power Resources Development Co./ Lahmeyer International Gmbh, Panel of Experts Mission of November, Report, 2004.

5 8. Pejovic S., Karney B., Zhang Q., Water Column Separation in Hydropower Plants with Long Tailrace Tunnels, HCI Publications, (submitted in September 2005). 9. Pejovic S., Karney B., Zhang Q., Water Column Separation in Long Tailrace Tunnel, Hydroturbo, Brno Pejovic S., Understanding the Effects of Draft Tube Vortex Core Resonance, Hydro Review Worldwide, HCI Publications, September 2000, p Pejovic S., Troubleshooting of Turbine Vortex Core Resonance and Air Introduction into the Draft Tube, IAHR Symposium, Lausanne, Switzerland, Pejovic S., Zhang Q., Karney B., Gajic A., Key invited presentation, Analysis of Pump-Turbine S Instability and Reverse Waterhammer Incidents in Hydropower Systems, 4th International Meeting on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Belgrade, October 26-28, 2011 Calculations, analyses, troubleshooting 1. Analysis of water column separation and reverse water hammer in the draft tube with the long tailrace tunnel (Pejovic S., 1998, Masjed-E-Soleyman Water column separation and rejoining; An Approximate Analysis of Water Column Separation, Repor). Draft tube surges calculations, mode shape analysis. Natural frequencies of the waterways (Pejovic S., 2002, Troubleshooting of Turbine Vortex Core Resonance and Air Introduction into the Draft Tube, IAHR Symposium, Lausanne, Switzerland, CD. / Pejovic. S., 2000, Understanding the Effects of Draft Tube Vortex Core Resonance, Hydro Review Worldwide, HCI Publications, September 2000, pp. 28). Approximate stability analysis of powerplant and energy production (Pejovic S., Samadzadeh B., Supervized by Khris R., 1998, Masjed e Soleyman, Stability Analysis, Hydro Québec International, RSW International, Teheran, Report).

6 2. Calculations and analysis of draft tube flap gate vibrations under transient and steady mode of operation (Pejovic S., 1998, Masjed-e-Soleyman, Analysis of Draft Tube flap Gate, Report). Model test 3. Witnessed model tests of hydraulic turbines in the manufacturer s model test laboratory, Harbin Electric Machinery Co. Ltd., Harbin, China (Based on the model test result and analysis of hydraulic system in frequency domain some unknown phenomena of draft tube surges are discovered and explained in the article published in the journal. Pejovic S., Understanding the Effects of Draft Tube Vortex Core Resonance, Hydro Review Worldwide, HCI Publications, September 2000, pp. 28). Reviews 4. Review of similarity between the model and prototype. 5. Review of manufacturers' transient analyses and water column separation booklets for Iranian Hydroelectric Plants under construction. 6. Review of manufacturers' stress analysis booklets for Iranian Hydroelectric Plants under construction. 7. Review of manufacturers' drawings for Iranian Hydroelectric Plants under construction. Note: Copies available upon special requests. s: pejovics@asme.org stan.pejovic@utoronto.ca spejovic@ryerson.ca Website:

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