Turbine Testing Lab, Kathmandu University organized One Day International Symposium on Current Research in Hydraulic Turbines – IV on April 7, 2014 at C.V. Raman Auditorium. The scope of Symposium focused on the thesis works by students and researchers related to Hydro turbines and covered R&D activities ongoing in this field. The symposium was a continuation of previous symposium CRHT-III. The main objective of the symposium was to bring young researchers working in hydropower sector to a common platform to share their research experiences and develop networking for future endeavors.
The program was divided into three series sessions with 23 Oral Presentations and 13 Poster Presentations. The event was formally inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, Registrar, Kathmandu University. The chairperson for the sessions were Dr. Hari Prasad Neopane, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Brijesh Adhikary, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Electrical and Electronics, Prof. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Maskey, Associate Dean, School of Engineering. The participants for the oral presentations were from NTNU; Norway, KU and KMU; South Korea where as the undergraduate students from Mechanical Engineering department presented their related project activity as a part of poster presentation.
Program
Date : 7th April 2014, Monday
Time : 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Venue : CV Raman Auditorium, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Presenters’ Information Summary
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Country |
University |
Level |
Number |
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Korea |
Korea Maritime University (KMU) |
Masters |
2 |
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Nepal |
Kathmandu University (KU) |
Bachelors |
1 |
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Masters |
5 |
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Research |
1 |
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Norway |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) |
Masters |
14 |
Activity Summary
A one day international Symposium on “Current Research in Hydraulic Turbines, CRHT-IV” organized by Turbine Testing Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering on 7th April 2014 was accomplished efficaciously with huge applaud from all the participants and presenters at CV Raman Auditorium, Kathmandu University. The program was divided into three series sessions with 23 Oral Presentations and 13 Poster Presentations.
The event started at 9:30 am with formal inauguration by Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, Registrar, Kathmandu University followed by the welcome speech by Dr. Hari Prasad Neopane, HOD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University. Dr. Neopane welcomed all the presenters and guests in the symposium and highlighted the significance of such program. The welcome speech was followed by program overview Mr. Sailesh Chitrakar, Research Fellow at TTL. He highlighted the facts and features of Turbine Testing Lab and talked about the recent activities, achievements and future plans of the lab. Prof. Bhola Thapa gave an inaugural speech in the program wishing success of the symposium. He also welcomed all the participants and the presenters from different universities with deep gratitude.
After the brief inauguration session, the presentation session was started. A total of 23 presentations were made of which 14 presentations were made by the students from Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7 presentations were made by students from Kathmandu University (KU) and 2 presentations were by Masters Student from Korea Maritime University (KMU).
The first session of presentations was chaired by Dr. Hari Prasad Neopane, an expert in Hydraulic Turbine Design and sediment erosion. The session consisted of eight presentations. Presenter Amod Panthi, MS by Research student, Kathmandu University started the session with his presentation on the topic “CFD analysis of Pelton runner”. Giert Aaberque Dahl, master’s student from NTNU, spoke about the sediment erosion in hydraulic machinery discussing the problem caused by sediment erosion in guide vanes. The speech was followed by presentation from Inger Johanne Rasmussen and Ida Bordi Stene from NTNU. They put their idea regarding the design of Francis and Pelton rig at TTL. Nirmal Acharya, master’s student from KMU, spoke about the cross flow turbines in his topic “Numerical & Experimental Analysis of a Cross- flow Turbine with its Performance Enhancement by CFD code”. Similarly, Niroj Maharjan, researcher at TTL, discussed about the potential use of reversible pump turbine in Nepal in his presentation followed by Ruben Moritz’s presentation on Transient CFD analysis of a high head Francis turbine. The final speaker for the session was Anup K.C., Lecturer from Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU, who presented a part of his masters’ thesis work at KMU on the topic “Performance analysis of 70 kW Francis turbine by CFD”. A brief question and answer session was conducted at the end of the session in which the audience came up with very interesting questions and made the information sharing more effective.
Session II started after the lunch break and was chaired by Mr. Brijesh Adhikary, HOD of Electrical Engineering Department, Kathmandu University who has a lot of experience in a mini grid design projects. The session started with the presentation of master’s student at NTNU, Magni Svarstad, on the topic “Four quadrant characteristic of a pump turbine”. Second session also consisted of ENPE master’s student Supriya Koirala’s presentation on “Flow analysis of different Pelton bucket section using PIV technique”. Other presentations included “Transient LDA in the draft tube of a high head Francis turbine” by Carl Bergan, NTNU, “CFD simulation and verification with respect to head curves and NPSHr” by Kristoffer Vegdal Tabutiaux, NTNU, “Stability criteria of Centrifugal Pump Turbines” by Rakel Ellignsen, NTNU, “Seasonal imbalance in electricity supply and variation in design flow of hydropower projects” by Juben Bhaukajee, KU and “Design of Francis turbine components from maintenance perspective in sediment laden condition” by Balendra Chhetri, KU.
The third and last session was chaired by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Maskey, Associate Dean (Academic) of School of Engineering, Kathmandu University. He is an esteemed expert in the area of hydropower and microhydro. The session consisted of 8 presentations from KU and NTNU. The last presenter of the day was Martine Wessel and she discussed about design of Pelton test rig. At the end of the session III, Chairperson Prof. Maskey summarized the session and coordinated the question answer session.
A short closing program was organized after the completion of session III. Dr. Hari P. Neopane summarized the major issues discussed during the symposium on behalf of session chairs. He also thanked all the participants for delivering good presentations in limited time. Prof. Bim Prasad Shreshta, Associate Dean (Research) of School of Engineering, KU delivered his closing remarks in the program.
After the completion of the symposium, the students from NTNU and major participants were taken for a short tour of the lab and the university.
Program Schedule and Details
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Time |
Program |
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1 |
9:00 9:25 |
Registration and Tea / Snacks |
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2 |
9:30 10:00 |
Inauguration Program 9:30 Welcome speech and program overview by Dr. Hari Prasad Neopane, HOD, Mechanical 9:40 Recent activities at TTL by Sailesh Chitrakar 9:50 Inaugural Speech by Registrar |
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3 |
10:00 11:10 |
Session I Chair Person: Dr. Hari Prasad Neopane |
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S.N. |
Presenter |
Title |
Organization |
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1 |
Amod Panthee |
KU |
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2 |
Giert Aaberque Dahl |
NTNU |
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3 |
Inger Johanne Rasmussen |
NTNU |
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4 |
Ida Bordi Stene |
NTNU |
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5 |
Nirmal Acharya |
KMU |
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6 |
Niroj Maharjan |
KU |
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7 |
Ruben Moritz |
NTNU |
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8 |
Anup KC |
KMU |
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11:10 11:25 |
Question answer session for Session I |
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4 |
11:25 12:10 |
Lunch Break |
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5 |
12:10 13:15 |
Session II Chair Person: Mr. Brijesh Adhikary |
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S.N. |
Presenter |
Title |
Organization |
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1 |
Magni Svarstad |
NTNU |
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2 |
Supriya Koirala |
Flow analysis of different Pelton bucket section using PIV technique |
KU |
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3 |
Carl Bergan |
Transient LDA in the draft tube of a high head Francis turbine |
NTNU |
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4 |
Kristoffer Vegdal Tabutiaux |
CFD simulation and verification with respect to head curves and NPSHr |
NTNU |
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5 |
Rakel Ellignsen |
NTNU |
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6 |
Juben Bhaukajee |
Seasonal imbalance in electricity supply and variation in design flow of hydropower projects |
KU
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7 |
Balendra Chhetri |
Design of Francis turbine components from maintenance perspective in sediment laden condition |
KU |
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13:15 13:30 |
Question answer session for Session II |
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6 |
13:30-13:45 |
Tea Break |
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7 |
13:50 15:10 |
Session III Chair Person: Dr. Ramesh Kumar Maskey |
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S.N. |
Presenter |
Title |
Organization |
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1 |
Truls Edvardsen Aarønes |
NTNU |
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2 |
Anil Kumar Bastola |
Mineral analysis of sediments and Erosion potential in Rotating disc apparatus |
KU |
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3 |
Sigurd Tangerud Haga |
Dynamic load on High head Francis turbines during start and stop procedures |
NTNU |
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4 |
Oblique Shrestha |
Numerical Investigation of Sediment erosion in Cross – Flow turbine |
KU |
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5 |
Kristoffer Rundhaug |
The use of rapid prototyping in production of model turbine to be used in laboratory |
NTNU |
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6 |
Kjatil Guddal Ruud |
NTNU |
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7 |
Kristin Gjevik |
Design of micro-hydropower plant at Marangu Hotel, Kilimanjaro |
NTNU |
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8 |
Martine Wessel |
NTNU |
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15:10- 15:25 |
Question answer session for Session III |
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8 |
15:25 -16:00 |
Closing Program Remarks Session Chairs by Dr. Hari Prasad Neopane Closing Speech by Dr. Bim Prasad Shrestha
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Poster Presentations
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S.N |
Project Title |
Members |
Year/Semester |
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1. |
Ram Hari Khatri KC |
IV/II |
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Samir Tandukar |
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Dadi Ram Dahal |
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2. |
Use of Rapid Prototyping machine for the Manufacture of Francis Turbine Components |
Ravindra Chaudhary |
III/II |
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Sandip Acharya |
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Keshav Acharya |
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Pratik Bhattrai |
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3. |
Milan Poudel |
IV/II |
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Nitish shrestha |
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Ashok Bista |
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4. |
Robust Mathematical Modeling and Design of Francis Turbine Using Matlab |
Abhishek Karki |
IV/II |
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Arpan Upadhyaya |
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Suman khatri |
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5. |
Pratik Koirala |
III/II |
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Pradeep Parajuli |
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Nischal Pokhrel |
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Rejit Dulal |
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6. |
Use of Particle Image Velocimetry(PIV)for Flow Visualization |
Saroj Dangal |
III/II |
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Rahul Adhikari |
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Keshab M.C. |
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7. |
Sanam Pudasaini |
IV/II |
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Anuj Pathak |
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Bhoj. Bdr Chaudhary |
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8. |
Experimental Study of Shrinkage Effect on Pelton Runner due to Welding Repair on Torque Generation |
Abish Poudel |
III/II |
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Bishal Acharya |
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Kailash Thapa |
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Praksh Giri |
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9. |
Saroj Neupane |
II/II |
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Laxman Bhatta |
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Abinath Thapa |
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Kush Kuikel |
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Rupan Giri |
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10. |
Ramesh Chaudhary |
IV/II |
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Anil k. Bastola |
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Nirajan Pokhrel |
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11. |
Flow Simulation and Strength Analysis of a Francis Runner of a Micro Hydro Project |
Subash Panta |
IV/II |
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Manish Lamsal |
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12. |
Transient Simulation of 100 kW cross flow turbine at various opening angles |
Suman Sapkota |
IV/II |
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Ujwol Parajuli |
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Aabash K. Malik |
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13. |
Design, computational analysis and fabrication of Tesla Turbine for its application |
Raunak Jung Pandey |
IV/II |
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Sujita Dhanju |
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Amit Paudel |