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IPM measurements at Oksla
During week 41, LTU team has been at Oksla in an attempt to mitigate the rotating vortex rope using the…
LTU is getting ready for Oksla measurements
On Thursday the 28th of September the two IPM rods were dismantled from the Porjus U9 draft tube.
The Porjus measurments are underway
On Tuesday the 26th of September, the AFC4Hydro prototype measurements were started.
LDV measurements in the LTU test rig
Preparation work for laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) measurements in the draft tube cone of the LTU test rig has been…
The Porjus measurements are approaching
On Wednesday the 13th of September, LTU was visiting Porjus
New Blog Post on Digital Twins
Read our latest blog post on digital twins and how we used it in AFC4Hydro. https://afc4hydro.eu/blog2/#blogpost10
New student visit to the Barcelona Fluids & Energy Lab
On Tuesday 28th of March, a group of bachelor students of Hydraulic and Environmental engineering from the Norwegian University of…
AFC4Hydro presented at PTK
AFC4Hydro presented facets of our project and as part of the PTK, an annual conference and exhibition for renewable energy…
Assembly of full-scale IPM systems is underway
During the last couple of weeks, the work of assembling the full-scale IPM systems has been undertaken.
The Porjus U9 is getting ready
The Porjus U9 is becoming ready for AFC4Hydro tests.
AFC4Hydro 2nd Internal Workshop
The 2nd internal workshop meeting was held on the 12th of December 2022.
UPC team visit Porjus Power Plant
The UPC team visited the Porjus U9 prototype in Sweden.
Newsletter October 2022
Our fifth newsletter is out!
New PhD Thesis about Vibration Control on submerged objects
On the afternoon of October 19th, Bin Wang successfully defended his doctoral thesis.
IAHR Trondheim
The members of the Barcelona Fluids & Energy Lab (IFLUIDS) team attended the IAHR 2022 symposium, organized during 26 June…
New journal paper published
A new journal paper entitled: “On the Rotating Vortex Rope and Its Induced Structural Response in a Kaplan Turbine Model”…
Major updates in Oksla
During W24 and 25 major updates at the draft tube cone in Oksla Powerplant were made.
IEC meeting
Morten Kjeldsen, from FDB, participated in the IEC meeting in TC4 Plenary Meeting.
The Swedish minister of energy and digital development visits LTU
The Swedish minister of energy and digital development, Khashayar Farmanbar, visited LTU on June 15th.
FDB started working at Oksla Powerplant
During W19 FDB members visited the Oksla power plant in Tyssedal, Norway.
Newsletter April 2022
Our forth newsletter is out! This is our last newsletter written in collaboration with HydroFlex.Both AFC4Hydro and HydroFlex are Horizon…
New article on Vattenkraft Journal
Joel Sundström, from LTU, talks about the IPM design and its applications to the Swedish waterpower journal Vattenkraft.
New Video – Testing the Active Flow Control System on a turbine model
Watch our new video and get to know the Vattenfall test facility in Älvkarleby-Sweden.
LTU visits Porjus to work on the IPM system design
The design of the IPM system to be used during the Porjus measurement campaign is close to be finished.
AFC4Hydro Measuring campaign in Älvkarleby is completed
the Vattenfall Research and Development center, in Älvkarleby, Sweden.
Upgrades in the LTU test rig
The LTU test rig has been upgraded with a rotating torque sensor and a new system for measuring the turbine…
New Staff Researcher at UPC
Xavier Sánchez Botello has joined the AFC4Hydro UPC team in November 2021 as a researcher.
Newsletter October 2021
Our third newsletter is out! This newsletter was written in collaboration with HydroFlex.Both AFC4Hydro and HydroFlex are Horizon 2020 projects…
Completing first measurements in Älvkarleby
The UPC team is completing their first week of measurements in Älvkarleby,.
Installation of IPM and ICM systems in Älvkarleby
In week 37 the assembly of the IPM and ICM systems at the Vattenfall Research and Development Center began.
Assembly of ICM parts for Älvkarleby has started
Our FDB members went to check the production status for the ICM system at Byberg AS, in Stavanger.
IPM measurements at LTU have been initiated
During the last couple of weeks, attempts to mitigate the RVR using a method that belongs to the IPM family…
New Blog Post on Modelling of Pumped Storage Plants
Read our latest blog post on hydraulic scale modelling of pumped storage slants.
EU Green Week 2021_partner event
AFC4Hydro project will be presented in the frame of the EU Green Week events next week. About the event: “European…
Contribution to the EnginSoft Magazine
We are pleased to inform you that after attending the CEA (Computer Assisted Engineering) Conference, we contributed to the EnginSoft…
New article from LTU
New methods enable a more flexible hydropower
Newsletter April 21
Our second newsletter is out! This newsletter was written in collaboration with HydroFlex.Both AFC4Hydro and HydroFlex are Horizon 2020 projects…
New Staff Member At FDB
By adding Livia Pitorac to the team FDB strengthens the efforts for the upcoming field tests in the AFC4Hydro project.…
The PIV measurements at LTU reaches their end – for this time
The stereoscopic (i.e., three component two dimensional*) PIV measurements in the LTU test rig have now been finalized. In depth…