Current research in hydraulic turbines for handling sediments

Biraj Singh Thapa, Bhola Thapa and Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug

Energy, 2012, vol. 47, issue 1, 62-69

Abstract: Kathmandu University (KU) is one of the leading educational institutes in Nepal with a decade long experience with R&D of micro-hydro turbines. With a technical collaboration with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), KU has also conducted several studies related to sediment erosion in hydro turbine.

Keywords: Sediment erosion; Francis turbine; CFD; Design optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.05.014

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