Advances in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water–energy nexus; energy efficiency; microgrids
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: water management; water–energy nexus; energy efficiency
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to stimulate research within and our understanding of the technologies associated with hydraulic machinery and encourage interaction between machine designers, machine users, the academic community, and the community at large. Hydraulic machinery is both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. The increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, linked to pollution from thermal power stations, is one of the most serious threats to our global ecology. This problem is exacerbated by the need for increased energy production in developing countries. This leads to rising global temperatures and dramatic changes in climate, which can also lead to flooding in parts of the world. Energy conservation and the replacement of coal and oil-fired power stations are therefore needed. The development and installation of more efficient hydropower plants, working hand in hand with water storage and flood control, are part of this strategy. Hydropower is the most important “renewable resource”. The objectives of this Special Issue are to enhance the value of hydraulic machinery to the end user and to society, and to improve society’s understanding and appreciation of this value. To achieve its objectives, this Special Issue welcomes the submission of manuscripts that explore the following topics:
- i) The production of ‘green’ turbines with higher efficiencies, wider operating ranges, smoother operating characteristics, and longer lifetimes for new hydropower plants.
- ii) The modernisation, upgrading, and life extension of existing hydropower plants.
- iii) The production of low-cost, small hydropower.
- iv) The production of large pumping systems for the transport of water for drinking and irrigation, for cooling in thermal power stations, and for pumped storage applications.
- v) Producing improved digital systems for cost-effective and environmentally friendly operation, maintenance, and energy recovery.
Dr. Enrique Rosales Asensio
Dr. Enrique González
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- hydraulic machinery
- green turbines
- efficiency improvement
- lifetime extension
- upgrading
- low-cost small hydropower
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