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Department of Energy and
Process Engineering
Spring 2017
Development of a
Francis Turbine test
rig at Kathmandu
University
Supervisor:
Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug
Flow Meter
Calibration
Facility
High-Pressure
Tank
Low-Pressure
Tank
Francis turbine w/main shaft,
draft tube and generator
Morten Grefstad
Background and objective
Recently, Kathmandu University received a
grant fromNORAD for a large research program
named “Energize Nepal” where one activity is
aiming to build a state of the art Francis turbine
test rig. NTNU will support the development of
this test rig by giving technical support from the
Waterpower Laboratory.
The purpose of this master thesis is to design a
completesystemfor theefficiencymeasurement
of Francis turbines in the Turbine Testing
Laboratory at Kathmandu University, Nepal. A
special focus will be placed on the calibration
of measuring devices and the measurement of
friction torque and axial load.
MASTER THESIS
The main components of the Francis Turbine Test Rig
Turbine Testing Laboratory