000015020 001__ 15020 000015020 005__ 20241118133159.0 000015020 022__ $$a2767-8490 000015020 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.1080/27678490.2023.2290025 000015020 037__ $$aARTICLE 000015020 039_9 $$a2024-11-18 13:31:59$$b0$$c2024-11-18 11:28:43$$d1001044$$c2024-11-15 11:28:04$$d0$$y2024-11-15 11:27:55$$z1000099 000015020 041__ $$aeng 000015020 245__ $$aComputation fluid dynamics investigation of the flow in junctions :$$bapplication to hydraulic short circuit operating mode 000015020 260__ $$aAbingdon-ont Thames, UK$$bTaylor & Francis 000015020 269__ $$a2024-01 000015020 300__ $$a16 p. 000015020 506__ $$avisible 000015020 520__ $$9eng$$aDue to the penetration of stochastic low-carbon sources of production, requirements for flexible generation increase. The flexibility of pumped storage hydropower plants in pump mode can be improved by implementing hydraulic short circuit modes, which consists in operating the turbine(s) and the pump(s) in parallel. This new operating mode can be investigated by computational fluid dynamics to determine the head losses and to investigate the flow topology. Nine geometries of the Grand’Maison and Forces Motrices Hongrin-Léman (FMHL/FMHL+) plants are considered. Due to the lack of measurements, simulations are performed using different turbulence models and meshes to assess the uncertainty of the results. A statistical analysis of the results shows that low values of the head loss coefficients are obtained for geometries that limit the impingement of the flow on the walls and the development of a swirling flow downstream. Such geometries have the benefit of also limiting the wall pressure fluctuations and wall shear stresses, i.e. the risk of cavitation and the abrasion of the pipe walls due to sediment transport. These new results for the hydropower community are valuable for owners in implementing hydraulic short circuit mode in existing power plants or in designing new suitable junctions. 000015020 540__ $$aincorrect 000015020 592__ $$aHEI-VS 000015020 592__ $$bInstitut Énergie et environnement 000015020 592__ $$cIngénierie et Architecture 000015020 6531_ $$9eng$$aCFD 000015020 6531_ $$9eng$$aRANS 000015020 6531_ $$9eng$$ahydraulic short-circuit 000015020 6531_ $$9eng$$aAnsys® Fluent® 000015020 6531_ $$9eng$$aAnsys® CFX® 000015020 6531_ $$9eng$$aOpenFOAM 000015020 655__ $$ascientifique 000015020 700__ $$aDecaix, Jean$$uSchool of Engineering, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, HEI, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland 000015020 700__ $$aMertille, Mathieu$$uSchool of Engineering, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, HEI, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland 000015020 700__ $$aDrommi, Jean-Louis$$uEDF CIH DT, Chambéry, France 000015020 700__ $$aHugo, Nicolas$$uAlpiq, Lausanne, Switzerland 000015020 700__ $$aMünch-Alligné, Cécile$$uSchool of Engineering, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, HEI, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland 000015020 773__ $$tLHB$$j2023, 109$$k1$$q2290025 000015020 8564_ $$uhttps://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15020/files/Decaix_2024_computation_fluid_dynamics_investigation_flow_junctions.pdf$$yPublished version$$93d5152d5-6a78-4a51-808d-47134bf32d96$$s8295640 000015020 906__ $$aGOLD 000015020 909CO $$ooai:hesso.tind.io:15020$$pGLOBAL_SET 000015020 950__ $$aaucun 000015020 980__ $$ascientifique 000015020 981__ $$ascientifique