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often be out of
tolerance
the wrong bucket slope in the radial direction, so that
the tangent circle of the bucket plane is not exactly the
same for all buckets (influencing the discharge
efficiency of buckets); and
Pulsed-TIG welding:
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The quality of the material, because of the
presence of many internal defects in the runner
which tend to increase under stress during its
lifetime. As a result of wear, the hidden defects
tend to come to the surface. The welding on a
base material with defects cannot have the best
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As a result of the pre-machining, the welding is
uniform with respect to the exact surface of the
bucket, compensating for the possible wrong
position of buckets in the radial direction.
CNC milling of the profiles, by the references
traced in the phase of the preliminary machining
(s. Fig. 4). The milling program of the hydraulic
profiles is written on the basis of templates and
drawings, if available, or by an analysis of the most
suitable hydraulical profile.
correctly in space.
Fig. 4 CNC milling of buckets profile
A process to reproduce the theorical geometries
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Heat treatment.
Polishing of the profiles.
Final check: non-destructive tests (s. Fig. 5),
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Initial measurements: verification of buckets
angular position with CNC machining, using the
internal bottom of the buckets as reference point,
given that the planes are not relieable.
Pre-machining with a CNC machine of the buckets
profiles and planes (s. Fig. 3), on the basis of the
theorical CAD/CAM surface, to make the buckets
division as uniform as possible and the surfaces as
regular as possible, to make the subsequent
welding easier.
Pre-welding: the initial measurements are used to
decide whether to fill some zones by welding, so
as to make the surface more uniform.
Influence on efficiency
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Mario Mione
has
several
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the forging process allows for very high quality
mechanical properties to be obtained and
materials with very few defects;
the disk can be checked through by ultrasonic
inspection (a guarantee of the absence of defects);
and
the buckets geometry is produced by CNC milling,
and therefore the position of buckets is exact.
sector as Chief Director of Fravit, which is a company
specializing in the manufacture of forged Pelton runners.
Conclusions