TY - JOUR
TI - Theoretical and experimental analysis of dynamic processes of pipe branch for supply water to the Pelton turbine
AU - Jovanović Miomir Lj
AU - Milenković Dragica R
AU - Petrović Goran S
AU - Milić Predrag Dj
AU - Milanović Saša M
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2012
VL - 16
IS - 12
SP - 617
EP - 629
PT - Article
AB - The paper presents the results of the analysis of pipe branch A6 to feed the  Hydropower Plant ”Perućica” with integrated action Pelton turbines. The  analysis was conducted experimentally (tensometric) and numerically. The  basis of the experimental research is the numerical finite element analysis  of pipe branch A6 in pipeline C3. Pipe branch research was conducted in order  to set the experiment and to determine extreme stress states. The analysis  was used to perform the determination of the stress state of a geometrically  complex assembly. This was done in detail as it had never been done before,  even in the design phase. The actual states of the body pipe branch were  established, along with the possible occurrence of water hammer accompanied  by the appearance of hydraulic oscillation. This provides better energetic  efficiency of the turbine devices. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike  Srbije, br. TR35049 and br. TR 33040]