This paper is aimed at exploring the performance characteristics of a simple reaction hydro turbine for power generation. Using principles of conservation of mass, momentum and energy, the governing equations have been identified for an ideal case of no frictional losses. The paper also describes the conception of a cross-pipe rotor for remote area electricity production. Using the ideal govern...

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The hump feature is one of the major instabilities in pump-turbines. When pump-turbines operate in the hump region, strong noise and serious fluctuations can be observed, which are harmful to their safe and stable operation and can even destroy the whole unit as well as water conveyance system. In this paper, a low specific speed (nq = 36.1 min−1) pump-turbine model was experimentally investiga...

The hump characteristic is one of the major instabilities in pump-turbines. When pumpturbines operate in the hump region, strong noise and serious fluctuations could be observed, which are harmful to the safe and stable operations and even destroy the whole unit as well as water conveyance system. In this paper, a low specific speed (nq = 36.1 min−1) pump-turbine model was experimentally invest...

Hydropower has grown to play an important role in power systems including increasing clean and low-carbon energies, the effect of electric loads should be basically evaluated for reliable operation these systems. For hydraulic–mechanical–electrical system hydropower station, state equation model stability evaluation was derived with typical load models elastic pipe flow, after experimental conf...