Repotenciación del banco de la turbina turgo y el generador en el laboratorio de turbomaquinaria hidráulica de la Facultad de Mecánica de la ESPOCH

Abstract

This Curricular Integration Work aims to repower the Turgo turbine bench and the generator in the Hydraulic Turbomachinery Laboratory of Mechanics Faculty at ESPOCH. A visual inspection and functional test were carried out, where the loss of function of the system was determined. Later, non-destructive tests were applied to determine the technical state through penetrating inks and thickness measurement. Next, the disassembly and quartering were carried out, as well as several preventive and corrective maintenance tasks, which were repowering the turbine, pipes, measuring instruments, and the control panel, which was redesigned to optimize it through 2 boards. Both for the pump and the control system. The water tank was also intervened with the application of resin, fiberglass, and a layer of paint to mitigate corrosion. In turn, we proceeded to adapt the physical space with a new cementation and anchor bolts in a new location. Finally, we moved to the assembly, anchoring of the system, and updating of the Software through the SCADA system as an automation and control tool, with an interface developed in LabVIEW, which allowed visualizing the operating parameters of pressure, flow, temperature, voltage and rpm of the measuring instruments installed in the system. As a result, the total restoration of the design, installation of new measurement instruments, and software updating were obtained, facilitating information collection.