The Francis-99 workshop series aims to provides an open platform to the hydropower researchers and possibility to explore their capabilities and to enhance their computational modelling skills. The objective is to provide high quality experimental data of selected test cases from the Waterpower laboratory (NTNU). The open data may include three-dimensional model, geometry, mesh for simulations and the experimental data. Then, organize a workshop for the researchers to present their research work and publish verified and validated data through Francis-99 workshop proceeding.

The first workshop focused on steady state operating conditions of the turbine. The data on the first workshop are available on DataverseNO (https://doi.org/10.18710/HKQ2RF). This workshop focuses on transient operation of the turbine, including the load variation form the design load to the high load and part load. The data includes both pressure measurements at selected locations in the turbine and velocity measurements in draft tube. Velocity was measured using PIV in the draft tube. The PIV data were collected at two sections of the draft tube, Line 1 and Line 2. A potential user can use these data and validate the numerical model. Detailed information about the data, numerical model, boundary conditions, mesh for the numerical model is available in the attached report.

Francis-99 workshop series data.