Hydraulic design of Francis turbine exposed to sediment erosion
High concentrations of sediments is a serious problem for hydropower stations in the Himalayas and the Andes Mountains. For run-of-river power plants sediment causes heavy erosion even with settling basins. This leads to reduced operating hours and high maintenance cost. In addition, the original de...
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Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for energi- og prosessteknikk
2012
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-16772 |