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.

Original Title

Selection of Axial Hydraulic Turbines for LowHead Microhydropower Plants

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

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

small hydropower, microhydropower plant, lowhead microhydropower plant, axial hydraulic tur bine, siphon microhydropower plant, pressure pipeline, hydraulic losses, energy efficiency

Authors

ŠOUKAL, J.; POCHYLÝ, F.; VARCHOLA, M.; PARYGIN A.G.; VOLKOV A. V.; KHOVANOV G.P.; NAUMOV A.V.

RIV year

2015

Released

1. 11. 2015

Publisher

Pleiades Publishing, Inc., 2015

Location

Moskva, Rusko

ISBN

0040-6015

Periodical

Thermal Engineering (English translation of Teploenergetika)

Year of study

62

Number

12

State

Russian Federation

Pages from

862

Pages to

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 (English translation of Teploenergetika)",
  year="2015",
  volume="62",
  number="12",
  pages="862--867",
  doi="10.1134/S0040601515120071",
  issn="0040-6015"
}