Episode 13: A Kaplan turbine from a specification, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) prompts
Heliciel video tutorial, episode 13
The site of episode 12, this time with six prompts to a locally connected AI assistant: the finished turbine and its complete exploded view, the site and the turbine family (Ns 659, Kaplan), a runner limited to 1,700 mm (Solver 1, 371 kW), the full sizing (1,868 mm runner, 391 kW, no cavitation), the installation in 3D, the fabrication kit exported as STL and the runner sent to the project. Very useful for beginners who are not turbine experts.
Chapters
- 0:00 The finished turbine and its exploded view
- 1:18 Prompts for beginners
- 1:41 The conversation window
- 1:53 Prompt 1: the site, which turbine?
- 2:46 Prompt 2: a runner limited to 1,700 mm
- 3:40 Prompt 3: the full sizing
- 4:35 Prompt 4: the installation in 3D
- 5:01 Prompt 5: the fabrication kit
- 5:30 Prompt 6: the runner in the Heliciel project
- 6:14 Conclusion
Also on YouTube, with English and French audio tracks and subtitles: https://youtu.be/urkKE_Ak9uE
The Mecaflux Suite licence activates Kaplan hydro turbine design in Heliciel: https://www.mecaflux.com/suite/en/suite.php
Going further: Hydro Turbine design, the user guide of the workshop
The same turbine driven by hand, tab by tab: Episode 12
Previous episode: Episode 12: A Kaplan turbine for a small hydro site
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