Swiss Turbines

Swiss-CHAT: Citizens Discuss Priorities for Swiss Health Insurance Coverage

Background As universal health coverage becomes the norm in many countries, it is important to determine public priorities regarding benefits to include in health insurance coverage. We report results of participation in a decision exercise among residents of Switzerland, a high-income country with a long history of universal health insurance and deliberative democracy.   Methods We adapted the...

In-Stream Hydrokinetic Turbines

The Electric Power Research Institute conducted a study of Tidal In-Stream Power Production that is one of the best references available and has reports for download. A similar study of River Turbines describes many turbines. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Database provides up-to-date information on marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy, both in the U.S. a...

41.3 Wind Turbines

The development of windmills has a long tradition. Windmills were already in use in Japan and China thousands of years ago. The great irrigation systems of Babylon are thought to have been powered by windmotors. Examples of windmills erected almost 2000 years ago still exist in Egypt. 'Wind power generation was first introduced to the Western world around the 8th century A.D. By the 16th centur...

Unsteady Flows in Turbines

Ultra Micro Gas Turbines