In-stream energy converters in a river - Effects on upstream hydropower station

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 399-404

  Lalander, Emilia ^a   Leijon, Mats ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydrokinetic energy; Hydropower; In stream energy converters; Numerical model

Indexed keywords

3D NUMERICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; DRIVING FORCES; ENERGY CAPTURE; ENERGY LOSS; HEAD DROP; HEAD LOSS; HYDROKINETIC ENERGY; HYDROPOWER; HYDROPOWER STATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; RIVER FLOW; STREAM ENERGY;

DROPS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDRAULICS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ICE CONTROL; MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RIVERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBINES; WATER LEVELS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DRAG; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBINE; WATER LEVEL;

SWEDEN;

EID: 79751486692     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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