The hydropower sector is currently experiencing several technological developments. New
technologies and practices are emerging to make hydropower more flexible and more …

Abstract The Very Low Head turbine (VLHT) is an axial flow turbine developed for heads
below 4.5 m and flow rates up to 30 m 3/s. In this work, the state of the art, the technological …

The utilization of pumps in reverse function is one of the economically beneficial methods for
off-grid power generation in micro-hydropower capacities. The traditional method of …

Background In this research communication, entropy optimized Darcy-Forchheimer flow with
magnetohydrodynamic over a stretched surface is considered. Here Molybdenum disulfide …

A methodology of the entropy production theory is employed in hydro turbine flows to
analyze the hydraulic loss characteristics quantitatively. The entropy production theory has …

Hydrokinetic power as a clean renewable energy has been aroused a widespread concern.
Horizontal axis turbines are widely used in the field of tidal and river current energy power …

Pumps in reverse function are one of the most cost-effective industrial devices to generate
power from small hydropower capacities. Due to the fact that the pump components are not …

Pumped storage power stations have attracted more and more attention in recent years. As
the core component, the performance of pump-turbine has a strong connection with the …

Superhydrophobic surfaces (SHS) for underwater drag reduction draw more and more
attention owing to its promising and wide applications such as underwater vehicles, pipeline …

The internal flow loss characteristics of axial flow turbines (AFT), which are often utilized to
generate hydropower, have not yet been completely explored. The flow loss characteristics …