A new method that deals with turbine model synthetic characteristic curve to 3D curved surface based on MATLAB programme’s powerful data-processing and 3D curved surface-plotting function is proposed.A mixed turbine(Francis) model synthetic characteristic curve of a large hydropower station has been processed by the method
changed into iso-efficiency curve by iso-line method
and compared with model synthetic characteristic curve.The results prove that the error of the data produced by the method is smaller and the accuracy can meet the requirements of the project.The method is easy to operate