[HTML][HTML] Analysis of emerging technologies in the hydropower sector

I Kougias, G Aggidis, F Avellan, S Deniz… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper reviews recent research and development activities in the field of hydropower
technology. It covers emerging and advanced technologies to mitigate flow instabilities …

[HTML][HTML] Gravity water wheels as a micro hydropower energy source: A review based on historic data, design methods, efficiencies and modern optimizations

E Quaranta, R Revelli - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Nowadays, due to the need for clean energy and sustainable electricity production,
hydropower plays a central role in satisfying the energy demand. Particularly, use of low …

Stream water wheels as renewable energy supply in flowing water: Theoretical considerations, performance assessment and design recommendations

E Quaranta - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2018 - Elsevier
Water wheels were the earliest hydraulic machines used in antiquity to convert water energy
into mechanical one. Due to their simple installation, low maintenance costs, and thanks to …

Functional analysis of Piedmont (Italy) ancient water mills aimed at their recovery or reconversion

W Franco, C Ferraresi, R Revelli - Machines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Since ancient times and for hundreds of years, grain mills, hammers, sawmills, spinning
mills, and hemp rollers have been powered by water wheels. In the nineteenth century there …

Power transmission and mechanisms of an old water mill

W Franco, C Ferraresi, R Revelli - Advances in Italian Mechanism Science …, 2019 - Springer
For hundreds of years, millstones, hammers, sawmills, spinning mills have been powered by
water wheels. Recently, there is a renewed interest in their use, both for their widespread …