Field Measurements

Field measurement equipment

• The laboratory is equipped with measurement equipment for measuring:
• Vibrations (With accelerometer)
• Material tensions / Deformations
• Forces/Torque
• Hydraulic efficiency with the thermodynamic method in turbine / Pump mode
• Pump characteristics
• Load rejection, runaway curves etc.
• Effect in/out
• Pressure
• Flow
• Pressure pulsations
• Geometry (Measurement of large prototype geometry)

All measurements are be performed in accordance with international standards, references:

• Material tension: Sønnå, SM3
• Hydraulic efficiency: Blåfalli-Vik (Francis, 230MW, Norway), Mår (Pelton, 39MW, Norway), Ulvik (Francis, 17MW, Norway), Guri2 (Francis, 700MW, Venezuela), Tianhuangping (Pump turbine, 340MW, China), Cheongsong (Pump turbine, 330MW, South Korea), La Miel (Francis, 136MW, Columbia) and more (In total approx. 150 measurements)
• Geometry: Guri II, TGP, Courbaisse

The laboratory can perform these types of measurements on request.