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

Hydropower is one of the renewable energy sources having the highest conversion
efficiency than other renewable energy sources. The hydro turbine is considered as the …

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 …

Francis turbine working at off-design operating condition experiences high swirling flow at
the runner outlet. In the present study, a high head model Francis turbine was …

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 …

The penetration of intermittent wind and solar power to the grid network above manageable
limits disrupts electrical power grids. Consequently, hydraulic turbines synchronized to the …

Applications of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) techniques to hydropower have
increased rapidly in the last three decades. The majority of the experimental investigations …

Hydraulic turbines are widely used to meet real-time electricity demands. Computational
fluid dynamic (CFD) techniques have played an important role in the design and …

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 …

Hydraulic turbines include stationary and rotating components. The interaction of the
components, mainly between the runner blades and distributor vanes, is critical when the …