Abstract Design and performance analysis of hydraulic turbines are two very crucial aspects
of any hydro power project which ensure economical and efficient functioning of these …

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 …

In the plain river network area, the constructed axial-flow pumping station is used to
generate electricity by reversing as turbine when the upstream water is abundant, which can …

Cavitation is a major problem in the hydraulic reaction turbine because it damages turbine
components, affects turbine performance and increases maintenance. Hence there is a …

Cavitating vortex rope at part load (PL) condition at lower values of the Thoma number (r)
induces severe pressure fluctuation and efficiency reduction in a Francis turbine, which …

Micro-hydropower applications can provide cost-effective solutions for the energy
generation in rural, remote, and hilly areas where cost is prohibitive to connecting to the …

Francis Turbine when operated at part load suffers flow instability due to swirl component of
the velocity attached with exiting flow downstream the runner. The swirling flow at runner …

Vortex rope formation at part load (PL) with cavitation inception causes pressure fluctuations
inside the draft tube (DT) of a Francis turbine which may fail the turbine due to resonance …

In this paper, a fractional order mathematical model of a hydro-turbine governing system is
presented to analyze the dynamic stability of the hydro-turbine governing system in the …

The evaluation of cavitation characteristics is one of the most significant tasks whilst properly
designing a water turbine. This work investigates the steady and unsteady cavitating flows …