SEARCH LTH: Development of small efficient axial reliable compact hydro low head turbine

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 00.0373-3
• Titre du projet anglais: SEARCH LTH: Development of small efficient axial reliable compact hydro low head turbine

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Mini-hydro; small low head turbine; conception of standard design; turbomachine design;
Environmental Protection; Energy Saving; Renewable Sources of Energy

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: NNE5/2000/247

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4b.1 Cleaner energy systems, including renewables

Description succincte (Anglais)

See abstract

Autres indications (Anglais)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
EPF Lausanne
Département de Mécanique
Machines Hydrauliques et de Mécanique des Fluides

Partenaires et organisations internationales (Anglais)

Coordinator: Techniques Hydro Electriques, Toul (F)

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

The main objectives are to:
1) Systematically develop a new generation of equipment suitable for small, low head hydro power plants (HPP) with P< 1 MW;
2) Satisfy the three fundamental criteria of performance, simplicity and reliability;
3) Validate, in the laboratory, the hydraulic concept of a small, low head turbine (Kaplan);
4) Industrialize the concept of small, compact, low head units resulting from laboratory development of small low head turbines;
5) Validate laboratory/industry transfer by the start up of two demonstration sites;
6) Allow standards product methods to be dropped in favour of the systematic product method, at identical or lower prices;
7) reduce construction and maintenance costs;L%8) Increase the financial returns of small, low head HPP;
9) Optimise the use of hydro resources whilst respecting environmental constraints.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 00.0373-3