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  • Prediction of the characteristic pressure pulsations in a reversible pump-turbine 

    Fontanals García, Alfred; Guardo Zabaleta, Alfredo de Jesús; Coussirat Núñez, Miguel Gustavo; Moll, Flavio; Egusquiza Estévez, Eduard; Martínez, Germán (2023-11)
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    Reversible Pump- Turbine turbomachines are frequently used in peaking load hydroelectrical power plants. These plants contribute to satisfy the energy demand during peak load periods. Its dynamic behaviour is influenced ...
  • Experimental study on the influence of vibration amplitude on the fluid damping of a submerged disk 

    Moraga González, Greco Alonso; Xia, Xiang; Roig López, Sergi; Valero Ferrando, Ma. del Carmen; Valentín Ruiz, David; Egusquiza Montagut, Mònica; Zhou, Lingjiu; Egusquiza Estévez, Eduard; Presas Batlló, Alexandre (Elsevier, 2023-10)
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    Accurate determination of modal parameters for disk-like structures submerged in heavy fluids is a topic of interest in many fields. For instance, some type of hydraulic turbomachinery can be modelled as disk structures ...
  • Hybridization of a RoR HPP with a BESS—The XFLEX HYDRO Vogelgrun Demonstrator 

    Kadam, Serdar; Hofbauer, Wolfgang; Lais, Stefan; Neuhauser, Magdalena; Wurm, Erich; Fernandes Lameiro, Luisa; Bourien, Yves Marie; Païs, Grégory; Drommi, Jean-Louis; Nicolet, Christophe; Landry, Christian; Dreyer, Matthieu; Valero Ferrando, Ma. del Carmen; Presas Batlló, Alexandre; Valentín Ruiz, David (2023-07-01)
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    In the XFLEX HYDRO Vogelgrun demonstrator, a run-of-river hydropower plant, the hybridization of one turbine-generator unit with a battery energy storage system is being investigated. This paper describes the integration ...
  • Visualization research of energy dissipation in a pump turbine unit during turbine mode's starting up 

    Jin, Faye; Wang, Huanmao; Luo, Yongyao; Presas Batlló, Alexandre; Bi, Huili; Wang, Zhengwei; Lin, Kai; Lei, Xingchun; Yang, Xiaolong (Elsevier, 2023-11-01)
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    Identifying the precise location of flow energy dissipation (FED) in pump turbines is crucial for enhancing the stability of pumped storage power stations. In this study, the transient process of the turbine mode's starting ...
  • Water saving options in hydropower by means of variable speed operation: a prototype study in a mid-head Francis turbine 

    Presas Batlló, Alexandre; Valero Ferrando, Ma. del Carmen; Valentín Ruiz, David; Egusquiza Montagut, Mònica; Pinto, Pedro Diogo; Gonçalves de Carvalho, Ana; Coronati, Alex; Egusquiza Estévez, Eduard (Elsevier, 2023-06-22)
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    Nowadays, in order to mitigate the global warming effects, there is a need of renewable energy generation for the objective of carbon neutrality. In this context, hydropower plays a key role not only because the amount of ...
  • On the added modal coefficients of a rotating submerged cylinder induced by a whirling motion. Part 1: Experimental investigation 

    Roig Bauzà, Rafel; Sánchez Botello, Xavier; Jou Santacreu, Esteban; Escaler Puigoriol, Francesc Xavier (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-09-08)
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    The operation of submerged rotating machines, such as marine current or tidal turbines, can present deleterious fluid phenomena that may provoke extreme structural vibrations. To predict their dynamic responses, it is ...
  • Thermal, acoustic, and fire performance characterization of textile face mask waste for use as low-cost building insulation material 

    Neri, Manuela; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Levi, Elisa; Pujadas Álvarez, Pablo; Müller, Edgardo; Guardo Zabaleta, Alfredo de Jesús (Elsevier, 2023-04)
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    Environmental issues are becoming increasingly important, and researchers are developing new technologies and models to reduce environmental impact. The circular economy is a production and consumption model that involves ...
  • Resonance vibration interventions in the femur: Experimental-numerical modelling approaches 

    Presas Batlló, Alexandre; Valentín Ruiz, David; Deering, Joseph; Grandfield, Kathryn; Mele, Elisa; Heiss, Christian; Bosbach, Wolfram A.; Kampschulte, Marian; Yu, Bosco; Biehl, Christoph; Krombach, Gabriele A. (Elsevier, 2021-12)
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    Motive: External vibration excitation might be key to many novel non-surgical interventions for pathologies in the musculoskeletal system and in other parts of the human organism. Lack of understanding about vibration ...
  • Thermal assessment of a ventilated double skin façade component with a set of air filtering photocatalytic slats in the cavity 

    Roig Mayoral, Oriol; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Pardal March, Cristina; Guardo Zabaleta, Alfredo de Jesús; Isalgué Buxeda, Antonio; López Besora, Judit (2023-01-17)
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    Indoor air quality is a crucial factor when evaluating habitability, especially in developed countries, where people spend most of their time indoors. This paper presents a novel double skin façade (DSF) system that combines ...
  • Time-frequency domain characteristics analysis of a hydro-turbine governor system considering vortex rope excitation 

    Lei, Liuwei; Li, Feng; Xu, Beibei; Egusquiza Montagut, Mònica; Luo, Xingqi; Zhang, Junzhi; Egusquiza Estévez, Eduard; Chen, Diyi; Jiang, Wei; Patelli, Edoardo (2022-01)
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    Understanding and simulating the dynamic characteristics of the hydro-turbine governor system is essential to guarantee the safety of the hydro-power systems. This study proposes a modification method of the water head at ...
  • Numerical analysis on the modal characteristics of a pumped storage unit runner in cavitating flow 

    Cao, Jingwei; Luo, Yongyao; Presas Batlló, Alexandre; Mao, Zhongyu; Wang, Zhengwei (Elsevier, 2022-12-01)
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    Cavitation is an important issue in pumped storage unit as it can compromise the safe and stable operation of the unit. The present work aims revealing the dynamic behavior of a pump-turbine runner in cavitating flow from ...
  • Experimental and numerical investigation on the influence of a large crack on the modal behaviour of a Kaplan turbine blade 

    Zhang, Ming; Valentín Ruiz, David; Valero Ferrando, Ma. del Carmen; Presas Batlló, Alexandre; Egusquiza Montagut, Mònica; Egusquiza Estévez, Eduard (Elsevier, 2020-01-01)
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    A large crack was discovered on one blade of a Kaplan turbine prototype after the inspection of the machine. In order to know the origin of the crack, a failure analysis was previously carried out (Zhang et al., 2019). To ...

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