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Irene Fernández García, Daniele Novara and Aonghus Mc Nabola
Pressure Reducing Valves (PRV) have been widely used as a device to control pressure at nodes in water distribution networks and thus reduce leakages. However, an energy dissipation takes place during PRV operation. Thus, micro-hydropower turbines and, m...
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Xiaomin Liu, Kezhi Wang, Tingxi Liu and Wenguang Wang
Excessive sedimentation in sand-laden rivers significantly hinders the normal operation and overall effectiveness of reservoirs. This is observed particularly in plain-type sand-laden reservoirs where weak hydraulic conditions in the reservoir area contr...
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Jun Dong, Qingqing Chen, Guangxiang Yuan and Kaiyan Xie
In large-scale water conservancy and hydropower projects, complex rock structures are considered to be the main factor controlling the stability of hydraulic structures. The classification of rock mass structure plays an important role in the safety of a...
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Diamantis Karakatsanis, Thomas Patsialis, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou, Ioannis Kougias, Maria Margarita Ntona, Nicolaos Theodossiou and Nerantzis Kazakis
The optimization of dam operations to transform them into multi-objective facilities constitutes a challenge for both hydrology, hydrogeology, and hydropower generation. However, the use of the optimal algorithm for such transformation is critically impo...
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Yunkai Ruan, Jinzi Chen, Zhongmou Fan, Tanhua Wang, Jianguo Mu, Ranran Huo, Wei Huang, Weicheng Liu, Yunjian Li and Yunqiang Sun
In this study, the K-means algorithm based on particle swarm optimization (K-PSO) and game theory are introduced to establish the quality evaluation model of a rock mass. Five evaluation factors were considered, i.e., uniaxial saturated compressive stren...
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Xinjie Li, Qiang Wang, Yuanjian Wang, Hongtao Zhang, Jieyu Li and Donglin Li
Reservoir operation optimization is a technical measure for flood control and is beneficial owing to its reasonable and reliable control and application of existing water conservancy and hydropower hubs, while ensuring dam safety and flood control, as we...
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Richun You, Wenzhe Tang, Colin F. Duffield, Lihai Zhang, Felix Hui and Yanling Kang
The international hydropower construction market is continuously growing during the past decade. The existing literature points out that contractors are facing ongoing difficulties in achieving the objectives of developing international hydropower projec...
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Jose Bernardes, Jr., Mateus Santos, Thiago Abreu, Lenio Prado, Jr., Dannilo Miranda, Ricardo Julio, Pedro Viana, Marcelo Fonseca, Edson Bortoni and Guilherme Sousa Bastos
The optimal dispatch of hydropower plants consists of the challenge of taking advantage of both available head and river flows. Despite the objective of delivering the maximum power to the grid, some variables are uncertain, dynamic, non-linear, and non-...
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Thomas Pulka, Ignacio Martin Santos, Karsten Schulz and Mathew Herrnegger
The multi-national catchment of the Upper Danube covers an area of more than 100,000 km2 and is of great ecological and economic value. Its hydrological states (e.g., runoff conditions, snow cover states or groundwater levels) affect fresh-water supply, ...
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Almira Zhilkashinova, Madi Abilev and Assel Zhilkashinova
The development of novel designs for hydropower plants is of high interest nowadays. Studies have shown the negative effect of fluid flow on the turbines of mini-hydropower plants when using them in the conditions of the mountain river. To reduce the dam...
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