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Towards Hydraulic Design Optimization of Shaft Hydropower Plants: A 3D-CFD Application Based on Physical Models

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By Bertalan Alapfy, Nicolas Francisco Gamarra, Nils Ruther, Nicolas Francisco
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1. Introduction In the context of climate change and the corresponding global need to increase the share of renewable generation in the energy mix, with >140 GW of estimated unexploited potential, small-scale hydropower—considering plants with an installed nominal capacity of ≤10 MW—offers a significant opportunity to get closer to this goal [1].
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