Pre-conference course:
Flow-induced vibrations in hydraulic turbines
Responsible Instructor:
Eduard Egusquiza (UPC)
Language:
Spanish
Description: The course will be conducted in a hybrid format, allowing participants to choose between attending in person or participating remotely through the virtual platform. The in-person classes will take place at the Faculty of Engineering, Montevideo (Uruguay). The course will be delivered in 4 modules of 2 hours each, scheduled for Monday, October 27, and Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Registration:
The course has a fee of USD 100 and a certificate of participation will be awarded. Undergraduate and graduate students are exempt from the tuition fee.
Payment Methods
Residents in Uruguay
The registration fee must be paid via bank transfer to the following account:
Bank: BROU
Account type: Checking Account
Number: 001570693-00002
Account holder: Andrea Cavallo
Non-residents
Payment will be made by credit card through the FATUM platform, the company organizing the event.
This option will be available soon.
Course Schedule
Day 1 – October 27, 2025
⏰ 16:00 – 17:30 | Monitoring
🔹 General framework
🔹 Sensors and positioning
🔹 Data acquisition and processing
🔹 Basic parameters
🔹 Mapping. Diagnosis
🔹 Condition indicators (health indices)
🔹 General application of AI
☕ 17:30 – 17:45 | Break
⏰ 17:45 – 19:15 | Non-stationary phenomena in Francis and Kaplan turbines
🔹 Types of hydraulic excitations
🔹 Rotor-stator interaction
🔹 Partial-load and overload torch
🔹 Inter-blade vortices and shedding
🔹 Cavitation
Day 2 – October 28, 2025
⏰ 16:00 – 17:30 | Vibrations in Francis and Kaplan turbines
🔹 Flow-induced vibrations
🔹 Influence of operating point
🔹 Hydraulic and structural system response
🔹 Examples
☕ 17:30 – 17:45 | Break
⏰ 17:45 – 19:15 | Turbine damage
🔹 Wear evolution
🔹 Main types of damage in Francis and Kaplan turbines
🔹 Origin and symptoms of damage
🔹 Optimization of condition indicators. Diagnosis
🔹 Application to monitoring
🔹 Examples