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Measuring the Dynamic Characteristics of a Low Specific Speed Pump—Turbine Model

Energies, 2016
This paper presents results from an experiment performed to obtain the dynamic characteristics of a reversible pump-turbine model. The characteristics were measured in an open loop system where the turbine initially was run on low rotational speed before
Eve Cathrin Walseth, Torbjørn K. Nielsen, Bjørnar Svingen   +2 more
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Computational Analysis on Numerical Simulation of Internal Flow Physics for Pump as Turbine in Renewable Small Hydro Energy Generation

Complexity, 2020
Energy contributes significantly in almost all aspects of human life as well as economic activities and plays a crucial role in the infrastructural development of a county to alleviate poverty.
Du Jianguo, Daniel Adu, Emmanuel Acheaw, Shakir Hafeez, Eric Ofosu Antw   +4 more
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Optimized Blade Design of Counter-Rotating-Type Pump-Turbine Unit Operating in Pump and Turbine Modes

International Journal of Rotating Machinery, 2018
In this study, a counter-rotating-type pump-turbine unit was optimized to improve the pump and turbine mode efficiencies simultaneously. Numerical analysis was carried out by solving three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations using the ...
Jin-Woo Kim, Jun-Won Suh, Young-Seok Choi, Kyoung-Yong Lee, Toshiaki Kanemoto, Jin-Hyuk Kim   +5 more
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Numerical Analysis on the Hydraulic Thrust and Dynamic Response Characteristics of a Turbine Pump

Energies, 2022
Pumps as turbines are widely used in the world, wherein the hydraulic thrust of a turbine pump is one of the key factors affecting the safe and stable operation of a unit.
Linghua Kong, Jingwei Cao, Xiangyang Li, Xulei Zhou, Haihong Hu, Tao Wang, Shuxin Gui, Wenfa Lai, Zhongfeng Zhu, Zhengwei Wang, Yan Liu   +10 more
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Steady state simulation and exergy analysis of supercritical coal-fired power plant with CO₂ capture [PDF]

, 2015
Integrating a power plant with CO₂ capture incurs serious efficiency and energy penalty due to use of energy for solvent regeneration in the capture process.
Kelsall, Greg, Olaleye, Akeem K., Wang, Meihong   +2 more
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Transient Flow-Induced Stress Investigation on a Prototype Reversible Pump–Turbine Runner

Energies
Pump–turbine units with high heads are subjected to strong pressure pulsations from the unsteady transient flow in fluid channels, which can produce severe vibrations and high stresses on the pump–turbine structural components.
Dehao Zhang, Qiang Quan, Xingxing Huang, Zhengwei Wang, Biao Wang, Yunfeng Xiao   +5 more
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Flow-Induced Vibration of Non-Rotating Structures of a High-Head Pump-Turbine during Start-Up in Turbine Mode

Energies, 2022
Pumped storage-power plants play an extremely important role in the modern smart grid due to their irreplaceable advantages in load peak-valley regulation, frequency modulation, and phase modulation.
Mengqi Yang, Weiqiang Zhao, Huili Bi, Haixia Yang, Qilian He, Xingxing Huang, Zhengwei Wang   +6 more
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Selective hydrometallurgical recovery of gold by using low-cost biomass waste: Kiwi peel

Adsorption Science & Technology
Utilization of kiwi peel (KP) is proposed for gold recovery from electronic wastes (e-wastes). KP was simply modified by dehydration pretreatment with concentrated sulfuric acid.
Dan Yu, Xiaomei Guo, Yang Liu
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
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Operation strategy of the heliostat field and receiver based on categorization of DNI fluctuation types

Scientific Reports
Transient changes in receiver heat are due to Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) fluctuations, requiring operational strategies for receiver safety in cloudy weather.
Jing Nie, Weijia Wang, Xiaomei Guo, Jie Huang   +3 more
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