Reprint

Advanced Technologies in Hydropower Flow Systems

Edited by
July 2022
144 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-4693-3 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-4694-0 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Advanced Technologies in Hydropower Flow Systems that was published in

Chemistry & Materials Science
Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Summary

Hydropower is an essential part of the renewable energy sector. High efficiency, immediate availability, and safe operation of hydroelectric power plants are the three key issues in recent developments in the hydropower sector. This book brings together the latest achievements addressing these key factors. In addition, one contribution deals with the alternative harvesting of hydro energy from pivoted cylinders by generating flow-induced vibrations, which are unwanted phenomena in classical pump–turbine units.  

Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
annular seal; CFD; dynamic coefficients; fluid forces; nonlinear dynamic model; static eccentricity; reversible hydraulic machines; penstocks; pressure pipelines; performance tests; flow rate measurements; volumetric gauging method; pressure-time method; water-hammer; pump-turbine; flow patterns; pressure pulsations; similarities; differences; S-shaped characteristics; runaway transient process; VIV; FIV; renewable energy; pivoted cylinder; cross section; geometry; pump as turbine (PAT); Francis turbine; calculation model; efficiency; hydropower; computational fluid dynamics; hydraulic efficiency; Gibson method; manifolds; turbine; thermodynamic method; air cushion surge tank (ACST); air friction model; flexible hydro power plants; mechanistic model; OpenHPL