Hydro impulse turbines are often referred to as a mature technology having been invented
around 100 years ago with many of the old design guidelines producing machines of a high …

Abstract The Turgo Impulse turbine provides a unique and novel solution to increasing the
capacity of a hydraulic impulse turbine while maintaining the nozzle and spear injector …

This paper presents a technology that can accelerate the development of hydro turbines by
fully automating the initial testing process of prototype turbine models and automatically …

This paper uses two modern commercial cfd software packages to compare the performance
of a standard and improved impulse turbine injector developed in a previous study. The two …

This study utilizes two modern computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software packages
(ansys® cfx® and ansys® fluent®) to analyze the basic geometric factors affecting the …

The geography of Indonesia renders it difficult to connect many areas to the national
electricity grid. To overcome these problems, people need to be able to generate their own …

In the Global South, pico-and micro-hydropower turbines are often made by local
workshops. Despite several advantageous features, eg, a high power density and capacity …

Abstract The use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become a well-established
approach in the analysis and optimisation of impulse hydro turbines. Recent studies have …

The impact of the nozzle and spear valve configuration on the performance of a Pelton
turbine is investigated both experimentally and computationally. A previously published …

Abstract The use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become a well-established
approach in the analysis and optimisation of impulse hydro turbines. Recent studies have …