STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF PELTON WHEEL TURBINE KEEPING HEAD CONSTANT

Daniel Meneses, SampadaPednekar, AmeyPatil, NeenaPanandikar

Abstract: The study uses stochastic approach to assess the performance of a Pelton wheel turbine. The performance of Pelton Wheel turbine is affected by various inputs which when optimized produce a desirable output. Stochastic studies take into account the variations that are not visualized in the practical experiment. The use of Response surface curves further helps evaluate and optimize the set of inputs to produce maximum efficiency. The relations developed by the equations obtained from ANOVA techniques and the theoretical equations show close similarities suggesting a small percent of error in the Pelton wheel test rig which is assessed accordingly

Keywords: Stochastic, Monte Carlo Simulation, Response Surface Methodology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0525027