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Strategic Study of CAE >> 2018, Volume 20, Issue 3 doi: 10.15302/J-SSCAE-2018.03.013

Research Status and Trends of Ultra-Low-Head Water Resources and Hydro-Turbines

1. College of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China;

2. Tibet Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi 860000, Tibet, China;

3. College of Shipbuilding Engineering, Harbin Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China

Funding project:CAE Advisory Project “Strategic Research on the Technological Trend and System of the Energy Technology Revolution in China” (2015-ZD-09); National Natural Science Foundation of China (51809083); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities “Research on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Tidal Turbine Array Based on Actuator Line Method” (2017B06914) Received: 2018-04-22 Revised: 2018-05-08 Available online: 2018-09-04 15:38:29.000

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Abstract

China is rich in hydropower resources, and hydropower technology development is the first choice to increase the supply of renewable energy, optimize the energy structure, and alleviate environmental problems. This paper focuses on rich microhead resources in China and presents the demand and application characteristics of microhead resources such as rivers, canals, reservoirs, power plant tailings, piped water supply, municipal wastewater, and marine energy. The paper summarizes two types of microhead hydro-turbines suitable for open and closed watersheds, which provide a basis for the design method of microhead hydro-turbines and the study of their flow characteristics and mechanism. This paper introduces the research trend of microhead resource evaluation and hydropower turbines. In addition, some suggestions for future research are put forward.

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