Review on numerical techniques applied in impulse hydro turbines

S Chitrakar, BW Solemslie, HP Neopane… - Renewable energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Impulse turbines are widely used in hydropower plants around the world due to their high
efficiency in a larger operating range compared to reaction turbines. State of the art Pelton …

Hydro-abrasive erosion in Pelton turbines: Comprehensive review and future outlook

N Shrivastava, AK Rai - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025 - Elsevier
Hydropower is an important step towards a low-carbon society; however, its global potential
is challenged by high sediment content in streams. In Pelton turbines, which are installed in …

冲击式水轮机技术进展与发展趋势

罗兴锜, 戈振国, 朱国俊, 冯建军 - 水力发电学报, 2023 - slfdxb.cn
与反击式水轮机相比, 冲击式水轮机有着应用水头高和高效率工况范围宽的优点,
是开发高水头水电能源的核心装备. 然而, 冲击式水轮机内部为开放式, 多相非稳态流场 …

Sediment-laden flow and erosion modeling in a Pelton turbine injector

B Guo, Y Xiao, AK Rai, J Zhang, Q Liang - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
A major challenge in the operation and development of the high-head water resources,
especially in the mountains with high sediment yield, is the erosion of Pelton turbine …

Experimental and numerical investigation of hydro-abrasive erosion in the Pelton turbine buckets for multiphase flow

R Khan, S Ullah, F Qahtani, W Pao, T Talha - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Sediment erosion-corrosion is a critical threat to the safe operation of hydro turbines, which
may lead to component damage or even complete failure of the turbine. A lack of …

Experimental and numerical studies on opening and velocity influence on sediment erosion of Pelton turbine buckets

X Ge, J Sun, Y Zhou, J Cai, H Zhang, L Zhang, M Ding… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Sediment erosion of Pelton turbines seriously damage the economic benefits and safe
operation of the power station under the high head. The gas-liquid-solid three-phase …

Analysis of hydro-abrasive erosion in Pelton buckets using a Eulerian-Lagrangian approach

Y Xiao, B Guo, AK Rai, J Liu, Q Liang, J Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
One major concern in developing high-head water resources, which usually uses Pelton
turbines, especially in geologically young and fragile mountains, is hydro-abrasive erosion …

Analysis of sediment and water flow and erosion characteristics of large pelton turbine injector

J Liu, J Pang, X Liu, Y Huang, H Deng - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Based on the solid–liquid two-phase flow model, SST k-ω model, and Lagrangian equation
model of particle motion, numerical simulations of the sediment–water flow in the injector of …

Analysis of the air-water-sediment flow behavior in Pelton buckets using a Eulerian-Lagrangian approach

B Guo, Y Xiao, AK Rai, Q Liang, J Liu - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the major concerns in developing high-head water resources, which usually uses
Pelton turbines especially in geologically young and fragile mountains, is hydro-abrasive …

Sediment erosion on pelton turbines: a review

X Ge, J Sun, D Chu, J Liu, Y Zhou, H Zhang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The Pelton turbine has been widely used to develop high-head water resources with
sediments because of its advantages in life cycle costs. When a flood or monsoon season …