Essays about: "Hydrokinetic turbine"

Found 2 essays containing the words Hydrokinetic turbine.

  1. 1. Potential risks and prospects of protections of a hydrokinetic turbine implemented in the Amazon River, Colombia : A theoretical and practical study

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Amanda Ulvmyr; [2016]
    Keywords : Hydrokinetic energy; erosion; CFD simulations;

    Abstract : Electricity has been proved to be a crucial factor to achieve an economic and social development in emergent countries and is seen as a necessity to deplete the world’s poverty. As energy resources are getting scarce, a higher implementation of renewable electricity generation, such as hydropower, is a necessity. READ MORE

  2. 2. A pilot study on the coupling potential for a hydrokinetic turbine within the Amazon basin : - Optimization from an energy perspective

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Erik Nordqvist; [2016]
    Keywords : Hydrokinetic turbine; CFD-analysis; Coupling;

    Abstract : Many people around the world still lack access to a reliable electricity grid. Supplying electricity to remote off grid areas like villages around Leticia, Colombia is often interrelated with high costs and geographical limitations. Today most of the electricity demand is met through the usage of diesel generators. READ MORE