Publication detail
Selection of Axial Hydraulic Turbines for LowHead Microhydropower Plants
ŠOUKAL, J. POCHYLÝ, F. VARCHOLA, M. PARYGIN A.G. VOLKOV A. V. KHOVANOV G.P. NAUMOV A.V.
English title
Selection of Axial Hydraulic Turbines for LowHead Microhydropower Plants
Type
Scopus Article
Language
en
Original abstract
The creation of highly efficient hydroturbines for lowhead microhydropower plants is considered. The use of uncontrolled (propeller) hydroturbines is a promising means of minimizing costs and the time for their recoupment. As an example, experimental results from Brno University of Technology are presented. The model axial hydraulic turbine produced by Czech specialists performs well. The proposed approach is experimentally verified at Moscow Power Engineering Institute. A model axial hydraulic turbine with four different rotors is designed for the research. The diameter of all four rotors is the same: 80 mm. The pipeline takes the form of a siphon. Working rotor R2, designed with parameter optimization, is characterized by the highest coefficient of energy utilization of the pressure pipeline and maximum efficiency. That confirms that the proposed approach is a promising means of maximizing the overall energy efficiency of the microhydropower plant.
Keywords in English
small hydropower, microhydropower plant, lowhead microhydropower plant, axial hydraulic tur bine, siphon microhydropower plant, pressure pipeline, hydraulic losses, energy efficiency
Released
2015-11-01
Publisher
Pleiades Publishing, Inc., 2015
Location
Moskva, Rusko
ISSN
0040-6015
Journal
Thermal engineering
Volume
62
Number
12
Pages from–to
862–867
Pages count
6
BIBTEX
@article{BUT119027,
author="ŠOUKAL, J. and POCHYLÝ, F. and VARCHOLA, M. and PARYGIN A.G. and VOLKOV A. V. and KHOVANOV G.P. and NAUMOV A.V.",
title="Selection of Axial Hydraulic Turbines for LowHead Microhydropower Plants",
journal="Thermal engineering",
year="2015",
volume="62",
number="12",
pages="862--867",
doi="10.1134/S0040601515120071",
issn="0040-6015"
}