The draft tubes of today’s design still operate on that same principle. That is, a conical diffuser seals atmospheric air pressure from access to the underside of the turbine runner. This increases ...

30 October 2006 — GE Energy technology has been selected for a new, 300-MW class hydropower plant to be located on the Bing Lang Jiang River in Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, China. The Su Jia He Kou ...

Archimedes screw turbines and generators have emerged as robust, low-head hydropower solutions that exploit the kinetic energy of low-volume water flows. By reversing the traditional Archimedes screw ...