The paper reviews recent research and development activities in the field of hydropower
technology. It covers emerging and advanced technologies to mitigate flow instabilities …

Well knowing a good-running hydraulic turbine has important operational and financial
benefits to those who operate a plant. Fatigue damage is the most fundamental failure type …

The present electricity market and the injection of power generated using intermittent energy
sources have brought instability in the operation of the power grid. This has resulted in …

Turbine failure not only increases the plant down-time and brings about revenue losses but
also poses a serious threat to the life of the operational and maintenance personnel …

Electricity generation from solar and wind has raised a significant concern about the stability
of grid networks. Hydroelectricity plays an important role to balance the stability of grid …

An experimental and theoretical investigation of the flow at the outlet of a Francis turbine
runner is carried out in order to elucidate the causes of a sudden drop in the draft tube …

Competitive electricity prices and reduced profit margins have forced hydraulic turbines to
operate under critical conditions. The demand for extended operating ranges and the high …

Abstract Rotating Vortex Rope (RVR) resulting from flow instabilities inside draft tube affects
the hydraulic turbine's efficiency and wear. Among the passive and active RVR mitigation …

Hydropower refers to energy conversion from flowing water into electricity. Due to water
recycling by the Sun, hydropower is widely accepted as a form of renewable energy. A …

Due to the massive entrance of new renewable energies such as wind or solar, hydraulic
turbines have to work far from its designed point and withstanding multiple transients, such …