Impulse (Turgo and Pelton) turbine performance characteristics and their impact on pico-hydro installations

Renewable Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 959-964

  Cobb, Bryan R ^a   Sharp, Kendra V ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydropower; Micro hydro; Pelton; Pico hydro; Rural electrification; Turgo turbine

Indexed keywords

HYDROPOWER; MICRO-HYDRO; PELTON; PICO-HYDRO; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

ALIGNMENT; FIXTURES (TOOLING); HYDRAULIC TURBINES; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; RURAL AREAS; SPEED; TESTING; WHEELS;

EFFICIENCY;

INSTALLATION; LABORATORY METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; TURBINE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84866302157     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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