Impulse turbines are widely used in hydropower plants around the world due to their high
efficiency in a larger operating range compared to reaction turbines. State of the art Pelton …

The Pelton turbine has been widely used to develop high-head water resources with
sediments because of its advantages in life cycle costs. When a flood or monsoon season …

Sediment erosion of Pelton turbines seriously damage the economic benefits and safe
operation of the power station under the high head. The gas-liquid-solid three-phase …

Pelton turbines are widely used in hydropower stations located in mountainous regions,
especially with water head drop of more than 2000 m. Due to the complex structure and …

The technical capacity to predict the erosion process is instrumental for the optimization of
the runner designs and operation strategies of hydroelectric plants. A multiscale model of …

The erosion of hydraulic machines by solid particle impacts is a widespread problem that
leads to outage for expensive repairs, efficiency reduction, and cavitation enhancement …

The cross-flow turbine is an attractive technology for small-scale hydropower generation
thanks to its low capital cost and relatively high efficiency even under partial discharge …

Erosive wear of hydraulic machines is a common issue, which results in efficiency
degradation, the enhancement of cavitation, and the need for expensive maintenance …

Nowadays, the installation of pumps as turbines (PATs) in water supply systems (WSSs) is
considered attractive because it is able to effectively combine the pressure regulation with …

Sediment erosion caused by the collision of solid particles is a challenge for the safety,
reliability, unit efficiency, and vibration noise of the hydroelectric engineering system located …