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|Eberhard Kopf
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|J.M. Voith Gmbh
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The invention concerns a method for optimizing the efficiency of a set of machines comprising a turbine and a generator, wherein the method involves determining a correlation between the efficiency, flow, variable height of fall, the gate opening Δγ and runner opening φ on a model set of machines by test series, which determination yields a model optimum curve for the respective height of fall, the model optimum curve having the optimum gate opening as a function of flow and runner opening, and wherein the optimum efficiency for an operating point of a large-scale system can then be determined. A so-called double-controlled turbine is concerned here. This means that the efficiency is optimized by adjusting the gate opening Δγ and at the same time the runner opening φ.
The efficiency, as generally known, derives from the ratio between the electrical output delivered by the generator to the hydraulic power input. The electrical power delivered at the generator terminals can be measured in a relatively simple fashion. On the other hand, especially with large-scale systems, determining the hydraulic energy input is very expensive, since to that end the flow needs to be measured in some way. This process has been known for a long time and has been described, e.g., in the trade magazine "Die Wasserwirtschaft," vol 1954, No. 4, pp 104-105, in the article "Simplified Process for Adjusting Kaplan Turbines to Best Efficiency."
In practice, the optimum efficiency curve is determined on a model set of machines, which in the case of large-scale turbines is built prior to constructing the large-scale system. For that purpose, an optimum efficiency curve for various heights of fall is prepared first for the model set of machines. The procedure is as follows. The runner opening φ is kept constant at one and the same height of fall while the gate opening Δγ is varied. Obtained thereby is a number of steeply rising individual curves of constant runner opening φ. The efficiency is determined simultaneously. The result is a statement expressing for which gate opening Δγ, at a specific runner opening φ, the efficiency reaches a maximum value. The result is the so-called optimum Δγ/φ correlation in the form of a group of curves of optimum gate opening over the runner opening with the height of fall as a parameter which in the turbine controller represents the basis for adjustment of the turbine openings.
In practice, however, a deviation is encountered between the performance of the model set of machines and that of the large-scale system. For this reason, it is necessary to effect an adaptation on the large-scale system. Thus, while basing on the curves of the model set of machines, an optimization is carried out for the large-scale system with the aid of so-called index measurements. This optimization is unwieldy, time-consuming and expensive, since it inevitably requires a flow measurement.
The problem underlying the invention is to fashion the optimization of the curves of the optimum Δγ/φ correlation obtained on the model set of machines such that it can be performed in a faster, simpler and less expensive manner than before.
This problem is solved by the features of the present invention. Using the model optimum curve as a base, variations are made of the gate opening Δγ and of the runner opening φ on the large-scale system. These variations are such that the flow of the model set of machines would remain constant for the same variations, and it is also presumed that the flow of the large-scale system is constant. The Δγ/φ operating point with optimum efficiency is found stepwise by comparison of the power outputs before and after the variations.
The invention will be more fully explained with the aid of the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows curve I, which shows the progression of the optimum gate opening Δγ over the flow Q, curves I', which are curves at constant runner opening φ for different gate openings Δγ, propeller curves II', which show the efficiencies of curves I', and curve II, which represents the progression of the optimum efficiency.
FIG. 2 shows a group of three curves as the result of the measurements illustrated in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows curve I and a number of curves I', as shown in FIG. 1, wherein the fashion in which the gate opening Δγ and the runner opening φ are jointly varied in such a way that the change remains flow-neutral is illustrated.
FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the inventional module.
FIG. 5 shows the situation of a model machine set comprised of a turbine and generator
FIG. 6 shows a large-scale machine set with a turbine and generator.
The invention provides a module for self-optimization of the Δγ/φ correlation. This module ensures that the turbine delivers at any operating condition the maximum possible output at optimum efficiency.
The module is founded on the basic idea of varying the gate and runner openings until a maximum output, and thus a maximum efficiency, is found. In the process, the gate opening and the runner opening are changed in such a way that during the search movement the flow, and thus the hydraulic power input, will practically not change. Parameters derived from the characteristic curves of the turbine are reverted to for that purpose, which parameters primarily depend on the blade geometry and therefore do not, or not substantially, differ from one another between the model set of machines and the large-scale system.
That is, a function f of gate opening Δγ to runner opening φ can at a given height of fall H be found on the model set of machines, in a way such that the flow Q remains constant and that, thus, Δγ=f(φ) is returned, with H=constant and Q=constant.
This function f being essentially determined by the blade geometry of the turbine, it needs to be transferred with extreme precision from the model set of machines to the large-scale system. Notoriously, this conclusion does not apply to the transfer of the optimum efficiency curve from the model set of machines to the large-scale system.
This opens the possibility of varying the runner opening φ and gate opening Δγ at a given height of fall H in a coordinated fashion by the function Δγ=f(φ) in such a way that the flow Q remains constant. Thus, the power input to the turbine also remains constant.
If this adjustment of Δγ and φ causes a change in the power output on the generator, which allows easy and accurate measurement, this also corresponds to an efficiency change of the turbine of the same mathematical sign. Thus, a stepwise approach to the optimum efficiency of the large-scale system is thereby possible without any need for measuring the flow Q on the large-scale system.
In practicing the invention, one will use the optimum curve determined on the model set of machines, namely the curve of optimum gate opening Δγ over the flow numbered as the runner opening φ. Starting at a first point, a specific distance is traced on the curve, while changing the runner angle φ, up to a second point. The curve of optimum gate opening Δγ is then left, but the runner opening φ given at that second point is still retained until a third point is reached where the flow again has the same value as the flow at the first point.
The second point serves only as a computational aid to facilitate the calculation of point 3. The operating point of the set of machines is changed directly from point 1 to point 3. Next, a comparison is made as to whether the electrical output has been increased by variation of the turbine openings. If yes, the variation of the runner opening is increased in the same direction, and a new operating point is determined in the manner described above. If no, the variation of the runner opening is reduced correspondingly. The combination of gate opening and runner opening which is optimal for the respective flow and respective height of fall can thus be found after a relatively small number of search points.
This eliminates the cumbersome, expensive, and not always accurate flow measurement. All of the necessary measuring devices are already available, so therefore no additional provisions need to be made. The electrical output is given as well. Therefore, the inventional solution is extremely low-cost.
A particular advantage of the procedure described above consists of the fact that even greater shifts of the curves gate opening Δγ over the flow Q at a constant runner opening φ have no effect whatsoever on the function of the search system. A prerequisite is merely that the rises of these curves be known exactly.
The optimization module, among others, allows for the following reflections:
The Δγ/φ correction must not occur too frequently and must not work either with overly large deflections, in order to (a) keep the system running smoothly, and (b) avoid early wear of the controls.
Several provisions have been made for that purpose. The search system is not permanently active. As soon as the optimum has been found for an operating point, the system remains at rest until the set of machines is within a new operating point.
It is sufficient for a correction of the preset Δγ/φ correlation to plot a relatively coarse raster of operating points between which interpolations can be made.
The time at which sufficient data are available can be determined by the user itself. Missing measuring points are inserted by interpolation.
The necessary jumps in the Δγ/φ movements can be kept so small that they are hardly recognizable in the normal operation of the system. Otherwise, nothing changes anyway on the inflow or outflow of the system, due to the flow-neutral search movement.
Provided as an option is the recognition by the system whether an operating point was already optimized. That is, the stored correction values are automatically set, and a repeat search operation is omitted. The search operation resulting in finding and correcting the necessary operating points is called the optimizing phase.
A further optimizing phase can be initiated both manually and automatically. In the automatic mode, the intervals at which the individual optimizing phases are initiated (for instance one year) can be programmed.
Additionally, the optimizing module allows an examination of specifically selected operating points, on optimization, in that the turbine is brought to a specific operating point and the module performs the corrective storage by a "single shot."
The long-duration inclusion of the change in outfit performance predestines the optimizing module also as a system for use with diagnostic functions. The generator can be used in various styles, for instance as a synchronous generator.
In finding the optimum Δγ/φ correlation in the model test, no allowance is made for the efficiency of the generator. While this, as such, represents an error, that error is negligible.
On the other hand, if the aforementioned search procedure according to the invention is carried out, the efficiency of the generator is taken into account.
Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows primarily two curves. Curve I shows the progression of the optimum gate opening Δγ over the flow Q. As can be seen, curve I is intersected by curve I'. These curves are curves at constant runner opening φ for different gate openings Δγ.
For these curves I', the efficiencies are determined. Created thereby are so-called propeller curves II'. The maximum values of these propeller curves are situated on curve II, which represents the progression of the optimum efficiency. An optimum combination of runner opening and gate opening pertains to the maximum values of the efficiency.
FIG. 2 shows a group of three curves as the result of the measurements illustrated in FIG. 1. These three curves show an optimum combination of gate angle Δγ over the runner angle φ, each for a specific height of fall.
FIG. 3 also shows curve I intersected by a number of curves I' (refer to FIG. 1). This illustrates the fashion in which the gate opening Δγ and the runner opening φ are jointly varied in such a way that the change remains flow-neutral.
Three points are recognizable in the diagram, namely (1), (2) and (3) which are referred to in the table in the diagram. Point (1) represents the starting situation where a specific runner opening φ and a specific flow Q are coordinated with a specific gate opening Δγ. Next, the second point is found on the model optimum curve I by variation of the runner opening φ. The second point has coordinated with it a second gate opening Δγ, a second runner opening φ, and a second flow. Lastly, a departure is made from the model optimum curve I, and the third point is determined while the second runner opening φ is retained and the second gate opening Δγ is changed. This third point has the same flow as the first point.
FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the inventional module. The optimization module is visible, which superimposes the respective changes of the values of the gate opening Δγ and of the runner opening φ, namely dΔγ and dφ, upon the values coming from the controller.
More particularly, FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the inventional optimizing module 1 in conjunction with a control system 2 as usual in a power plant, represented by the dash-dot box. Fed to a controller 3 in such control system, normally, are setpoints 4 and actual values 5 (normally heights of drop H) which lead to a set gate opening Δγ 6. For one, this gate opening Δγ is now fed to the turbine itself via output 7 and to a mapping-processing module 9. Module 9 determines by way of a preestablished mapping the best runner opening φ and feeds it via output 8 as well to the turbine. So far, the description matches the prior art.
Inventionally, optimizing module 1 is superimposed on this scheme as follows: the setpoint prevailing on line 6, for the gate opening Δγ is additionally fed to input 10 on optimizing module 1. Also, the runner opening setpoint φ is transmitted from output 11 of module 9 to input 12 of optimizing module 1. Furthermore, the measured electrical output Pel of the generator is via input 13 passed to the optimizing module 1. In keeping with the inventional idea, correction values for the gate opening Δγ and runner opening φ are now determined by the optimizing module 1 and emitted to outputs 15 and 14 and applied to the setpoints of gate opening Δγ 6 and runner opening φ 11, to be available as corrected setpoints of the gate opening Δγ+ dΔγ on output 7, and of the runner opening φ+dφ on output 8 for the turbine.
FIG. 5 shows the situation of the model machine set comprised of turbine and generator. The turbine is powered by the water flow Q fed to the turbine by way of height of drop H. In turn, the turbine drives the generator, which generates a current which is measured at the output of the generator. The turbine is controlled by a control system which adjusts the angular positions Δγ and φ. In the model system, notably the water flow Q is measured and transmitted to a data storage system, along with the height of drop H, Δγ and φ and the value of the generated current.
FIG. 6 shows the corresponding situation for the large-scale machine set, again with the turbine and generator which delivers an output current. Measured in this system are merely the height of drop H and the output current of the generator. The adjustment Δγ and φ is inventionally made via a control system in contingence on the known data determined by the model test.
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While becoming a florist doesn't require any formal education, floral designers must know how to care for the plants they use and which ones work best for which season or event. Additionally, a skilled floral arranger must also be familiar with the cultural symbolism behind each flower. For instance, carnations symbolize beauty and pride while daisies represent innocence and purity.
If you plan to give someone a flowering plant as a gift, then a good florist can direct you to the right one. They may also help you choose flowers to convey platonic or romantic love.
Many floral designers provide a host of services to meet customer demand throughout the year.
Most florists, whether they work at a chain or independent flower shop, both online or in a brick-and-mortar store, offer pre-arrangements of flowers. This means the floral designer has a selection of roses, tulips and other popular kinds of blossoms designed in arrangement that customers can simply buy on the spot instead of telling the florist what kind of flower pattern they want.
Have you ever purchased a get-well basket featuring sunflowers or an array of springtime flowers for Mother's Day? If so, you most likely bought a pre-arrangement that the floral designer put together ahead of time.
Buying a pre-arranged bouquet is a great option if you don't know what blooms or plants to purchase but you need flowers for a particular occasion.
Pre-designed arrangements are not original, one-of-a-kind designs, but the upside to buying pre-arrangements is they already come with a fixed price attached. Customers may simply walk in and spend $50 on a Valentine's Day bouquet as opposed to paying the florist a commission for an original design that could fetch a much higher price.
Custom-Made Arrangements
Having both an eye for design as well as good people and customer service skills is a must for any florist. These professionals work with clients to find the best flowers and custom-designed arrangements appropriate for the event or occasion. A commission to create a table piece, wreath or other type of design is typically much more expensive than a pre-arrangement, as it may not be made up of plants the florist already has on hand.
There's always a demand for florists and their creations year-round as people celebrate and commemorate the special moments in their lives. Whether you're getting married or remembering a loved one that just passed, flower arrangements and wreaths are traditional items we all use to help mark the important dates, stages and occasions in our lives.
One type of event most floral designers work on is weddings. Professional florists will collaborate with the bride and groom to formulate a design scheme that complements the event's overall colors and layout. Depending on what the couple wants and can afford, a floral designer may create the bridal bouquet along with streams of flowers for the wedding venue, table arrangements and vases for the reception afterward.
The prices for hiring a florist to do a wedding vary broadly because it not only depends on how many blooming plants you want, but also how widely available the particular flowers are.
More exotic types of blossoms, such as orchids, are pricier than your typical rose. Your bill could also fluctuate depending on how complicated the design is to make and if the flowers you choose are in season or not.
Keeping that in mind, florists are like any other tradesperson - your bill will reflect the materials they used and the time and labor that went into making up the designs.
Some floral designers also charge delivery fees to transport the flowers, vases and other materials to wedding or reception sites. Remember, it's not only the bride that needs flowers. Bridesmaids and the mother of the bride might also carry corsages and the groom and groomsmen sometimes festoon their jackets with boutonnieres. Don't forget about the flower girl, as well.
In all, the average cost to outfit a wedding with flowers is about $700. Some florists advise people to set aside 10 to 15 percent of the ceremony's budget for floral decorations.
Funerals are another major life event we commemorate with flowers. Florists may furnish sympathy flowers for the observance and lay sprays or baskets of plants around the church, synagogue or funeral home to help attendees with the grieving process. Designers also make floral wreaths and crosses to set up at the venue or in the cemetery, as well as special casket arrangements so family and friends may show their respect for the deceased.
Many customers choose traditional roses, lilies and carnations to send to a bereaved family, but florists are also able to personalize arrangements to your liking.
Just like other ceremonies that call for flowers, the price depends on the number of blossoms and what type of plants you want, along with the complexity of the arrangement. A complete funeral floral package that includes sprays along the casket, flower decorations for the venue and flowers for the participants can run from $200 to $800.
Meanwhile, the usual sympathy bouquet or vase runs between $40 and $80.
Mother's Day
You might think Valentine's Day would be the busiest day for a florist, but the day of love comes in second place behind Mother's Day. According to a number of studies, people do more online searches for flowers in anticipation of the May holiday than they do for Valentine's Day.
In fact, this day is inextricably linked with flowers, as Congress first issued a Mother's Day proclamation in 1913 asking all federal officials to wear a white carnation to commemorate their mothers.
Many children wish their mothers well on the day by sending a bouquet of carnations, roses, violets or tulips.
Valentine's Day
Coming in second place as the busiest holiday for florists is Valentine's Day. When Feb. 14 arrives, so do many people looking for arrangements to send to their loved ones. Just like Mother's Day, this holiday is very lucrative for floral designers. Americans typically spend tens of millions of dollars on their significant others every Feb. 14, and flowers, especially long-stemmed red roses, are a popular way to show someone you care.
Valentine's Day goes to show that a gift of fresh-cut flowers never goes out of style. However, it does go up in price - quite a lot, actually. The price of a bouquet of roses usually doubles on Feb. 14 before it goes back down the next business day. Expect to pay up to $100 for red roses from a flower shop on Valentine's Day. Therefore, if you're looking for a deal, it's smart to buy your bouquets a few days ahead of time and keep them in a vase with water so they stay fresh.
Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah
The holiday season is also one known for festive floral arrangements. Many families look to florists to come up with a Thanksgiving table set piece or a traditional cornucopia featuring plants with autumnal colors and gourds. Many churches and individuals also spring for flowering plants to help usher in Christmastime. Many florists sell living yuletide decorative plants such as ivy, holly, poinsettias, mistletoe and even miniature Christmas trees.
Many flower shops and floral arrangers also design centerpieces especially for the eight nights of Hanukkah. Online and brick-and-mortar florists offer blue and white flowers, usually arranged with candles in between the blossoms.
Easter and Passover
Religious holidays held in spring also keep flower shops busy as they design orders for families, churches and synagogues. Many shoppers are on the lookout for bunches of mixed flowers pre-arranged in bouquets or vases by florists. Lilies, as well as daffodils and tulips, are especially popular around these spring holidays.
Hindu and Buddhist Ceremonies
Flowers, especially the lotus, figure prominently in Hindu and Buddhist religious ceremonies, as well as in these two ancient religions' wedding customs. Many florists provide garlands of flowers to decorate and festoon the functions with.
Other Occasions
Remember that it doesn't need to be a holiday to purchase flowers. Floral designers also make commissioned or pre-arranged flowers to take to sick relatives, friends and colleagues recovering at home or in the hospital. Many florists also make designs for newborn babies, too.
While the majority of their work is devoted to making eye-catching and pleasing creations with plants, florists can help you with much more than just finding the right flowers for your next event or party.
In fact, a good floral designer can be a fountain of knowledge. These experts can inform you of the best ways to take care of your plants or how to properly cut the stems of flowers to ensure they last longer in your vase.
The next time you're out buying an arrangement, ask your florist which type of vase to use with which flower and how much water and plant food you should use to prolong the life of your bouquet or potted plant. Even though retail florists don't usually grow the blooms or plants themselves, they do know the best ways to keep your arrangement looking fresh for longer.
Local flower shops or gardening stores used to be the only game in town when it came to selling real or fake floral arrangements until supermarkets and drugstore chains entered the business by offering inexpensive pre-arrangements for holidays and other occasions. However, the number of brick-and-mortar florists is further on the decline as more customers choose to purchase bouquets, wreaths and other greenery online.
Even though one exists in a virtual capacity while the other is located in a physical setting, there aren't too many differences between online and brick-and-mortar flower shops.
Many online stores offer pre-arrangements of flowers you can purchase, as well as the ability to form your own design and decoration.
Online flower shops, in fact, work with wholesale florists near your area to ensure they deliver your order promptly. Since cut flowers don't have a long shelf life, these Internet-based companies essentially take your request and contract it out to a florist in your locale to design it and drop it off at your home or office.
While purchasing flowers online is convenient - you can shop any time of the day without leaving your house - there are a few things the online stores cannot offer patrons. You can't smell the sweet fragrance of tulips or roses in cyberspace and you can't touch the petals or leaves before you buy the plant. Additionally, when you buy a bouquet over the Internet, you're basing your decision on a stock photo of the item instead of the actual one that will arrive at your doorstep.
Not all varieties of roses or violets look the same and an approximation of a flower isn't the same as the specific one you could end up receiving.
This is one advantage physical brick-and-mortar flower shops have over their online competitors. Making the trip to your local florist means you can actually get the chance to stop and smell the roses.


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London: Apple`s visionary co-founder Steve Jobs` final ambition before he died was to see Apple to dominate the roads with its `iCars`.
According to a report, the co-founder and CEO of the iPhone maker told associates he wanted to create an Apple car.
Jobs also reportedly said, during a meeting prior to his death, that he wanted to `take on Detroit.`
According to the daily, longtime Apple board member Mickey Drexler, who is also the CEO of J. Crew, confirmed the report, saying `Steve`s dream before he died was to design an iCar.`
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Illegal actions by an illegal EFManager will be dealt with by the citizenry.
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Yo idiot did you read joe republican ! Another idiot that enjoys what the UAW and unions have brought tyo America ! I guess the 40s,50s,and60s when the economy ran better than any time in the USA... Ya another jealous POS....
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In the 40s 50s and 60s the rest of the world was either devastated from WWII or still stuck in the dark ages. America was the lone economic superpower. Now the world is all caught up and America has massive labor competition. The UAW can't stop world macroeconomic trends. Assembly line doinks in American flyover country can't expect to be paid 2X the going world market wage rate for their skills.
And yes, I know this all flies staright over your head. I don't expect you to understand but I do expect you to spat more angry nonsense. Do not disappoint.
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Another Mitt Witt blows wind. A Rush Limbaugh hero = 4-F from nam for a boil on his butt !But then to the Mitt Witt i gues that 47% made a diff after all > LMFAO...At u but then people with no facts never show their name .. And like anyone believes a person who has to hide. Wuss Typical republican..It shows.
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We need workhouses like the Chinese have to make the UAW productive again. Of course the wages will be lower but they will be given food
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When satellites retire, certain parts - such as antennas and solar panels - often still work. There's currently no routine effort to salvage and reuse satellite parts once they're launched into space.
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About Hollywood Vampires
I think Charles Dickens said it best. And while the evocation of his name makes for a strange bedfellow to a drinking fraternity that caroused well over a century later, it could be said that he had the Hollywood Vampires firmly in the crosshairs of his immortal lines. For in an age of over indulgence on every level, it was indeed "The best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, (well, maybe not that bit) it was the age of foolishness."
I'm not sure it's important to name names; they were obviously men of varied talents and a collective oneness that came together under the umbrella of safety in numbers along with a fondness for channeling the ghosts of hedonists past. While it would be presumptuous to liken them to the literary classics of male crash and burn (I'm talking Rimbaud & Verlaine and Shelly & Byron here) they are in fact those reprobates of swinging London (Burton, O' Toole, Ollie Reed & Richard Harris) who are the most likely to strike a pose as the quintessential theatrical mirror image of the Hollywood Vampires...