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BS EN 60609-2:1999

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Cavitation pitting evaluation in hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump turbines Evaluation in Pelton turbines
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-02-1998

Foreword
Introduction
1 General
  1.1 Scope and object
  1.2 Excluded topics
  1.3 Normative reference
2 Terms, symbols and definitions
  2.1 Units
  2.2 List of terms
  2.3 Location and type of damage to Pelton buckets
3 Nature and extent of cavitation pitting guarantees
  3.1 Period of guarantee
  3.2 Definition of the amount of cavitation pitting
  3.3 Operating ranges and duration of operation
      3.3.1 Reference duration of operation
      3.3.2 Actual duration of operation
      3.3.3 Special conditions
4 Test procedure
  4.1 Cavitation pitting repair during the guarantee
      period
  4.2 Measurement and calculation of the amount of
      cavitation pitting
5 Computation of results
  5.1 Fulfilment of the guarantee
Annex A (normative) Examples of amounts of cavitation
                      pittings
Annex B (informative) Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                      publications with their corresponding
                      European publications

Provides a basis for formulating guarantees on cavitation pitting on Pelton turbine runners, in addition to the measuring and evaluating of the amount of cavitation pitting on Pelton turbine runners of a specific turbine, specified in the contract by power, specific hydraulic energy of machine (head), rotational speed, material, operation, and so on.

Committee
MCE/15
DevelopmentNote
Renumbers and supersedes BS IEC 60609-2. 1999 version incorporates amendment 15739 to BS IEC 60609-2. Supersedes 95/701796 DC. (04/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 60609-2:1999 Identical
NBN EN 60609-2 : 2001 Identical
IEC 60609-2:1997 Identical
I.S. EN 60609-2:2000 Identical
UNE-EN 60609-2:1999 Identical
SN EN 60609-2 : 1999 Identical
NF EN 60609-2 : 2000 Identical

IEC TR 61364:1999 Nomenclature for hydroelectric powerplant machinery
IEC 60041:1991 Field acceptance tests to determine the hydraulic performance of hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines
IEC 60609:1978 Cavitation pitting evaluation in hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines

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