Lost wax casting process of the runner of a propeller turbine for small hydroelectric power plants

E. Chica, S. Agudelo and N. Sierra

Renewable Energy, 2013, vol. 60, issue C, 739-745

Abstract: The runner blade of a propeller turbine has a complex profile and an uneven thickness, which causes severe and unpredictable problems during the manufacture procedure. This paper describes the manufacture procedure which includes advance computer solidification simulation, lost wax casting process and machining processes of the runner of a pico hydraulic propeller turbine.

Keywords: Pico propeller turbine; Small hydropower; Rural electrification; Numerical simulation; Lost wax casting process; Rapid prototyping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.06.030

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