Daily storage management of hydroelectric facilities

This work presents a management procedure for hydroelectric facilities with daily storage. The water storage gives an additional degree of freedom allowing to shift in time power production when it is more convenient and to work at the maximum efficiency of hydraulic turbine. The management is optimized by coupling two different approaches:...

Evolution of a centrifugal compressor: From turbocharger to micro gas turbine applications

Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources which take millions of years to form, and whose reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being generated. Furthermore, fossil fuels utilization raises environmental concerns, particularly regarding the global climate change,while the increasing price trend indicates that the fossil-fuels...