The interest in micro-hydropower in existing infrastructure is increasing since this is a
technology with low environmental impacts and potential for energy recovery in different …

Considering the nuclear phase-out strategy of several European countries and the future
tendency to promote renewable energies, the exploitation of small hydropower sites (< 10 …

To enhance the sustainability of water supply systems, the development of new technologies
for micro scale hydropower remains an active field of research. The present paper deals with …

Featured Application Reducing the time required to assess or improve the performances of
hydraulic machines is a crucial aspect for small-hydro applications. Indeed, the investments …

Operating hydro turbines in off-design conditions increases the risk of cavitation occurrence,
which in turn, leads to numerous problems such as performance degradations, structural …

Micro-hydropower is a way of improving the energetic efficiency of existent water systems. In
the particular case of drinking water systems, several studies have showed that pressure …

The present work introduces the implementation and validation of a faster method to
measure experimentally the efficiency characteristics of hydraulic turbomachines at a model …

To enhance the sustainability of water supply systems, the development of new micro
hydropower technologies remains substantial. In the framework of the DuoTurbo project …

The present paper introduces the global concept of the DuoTurbo microturbine: the third
generation of an axial microturbine with counter-rotating runners developed to recover the …

Micro-hydropower is a way of improving the energetic efficiency of existent water systems. In
the particular case of drinking water systems, several studies have showed that pressure …