Major updates in Oksla
During W24 and 25 major updates at the draft tube cone in Oksla Powerplant were made.
During W24 and 25 major updates at the draft tube cone in Oksla Powerplant were made.
The Swedish minister of energy and digital development, Khashayar Farmanbar, visited LTU on June 15th.
During W19 FDB members visited the Oksla power plant in Tyssedal, Norway.
Our forth newsletter is out! This is our last newsletter written in collaboration with HydroFlex.Both AFC4Hydro and HydroFlex are Horizon…
Joel Sundström, from LTU, talks about the IPM design and its applications to the Swedish waterpower journal Vattenkraft.
Watch our new video and get to know the Vattenfall test facility in Älvkarleby-Sweden.
The design of the IPM system to be used during the Porjus measurement campaign is close to be finished.
the Vattenfall Research and Development center, in Älvkarleby, Sweden.
The LTU test rig has been upgraded with a rotating torque sensor and a new system for measuring the turbine…
Xavier Sánchez Botello has joined the AFC4Hydro UPC team in November 2021 as a researcher.
Our third newsletter is out! This newsletter was written in collaboration with HydroFlex.Both AFC4Hydro and HydroFlex are Horizon 2020 projects…
The UPC team is completing their first week of measurements in Älvkarleby,.
In week 37 the assembly of the IPM and ICM systems at the Vattenfall Research and Development Center began.
Our FDB members went to check the production status for the ICM system at Byberg AS, in Stavanger.
During the last couple of weeks, attempts to mitigate the RVR using a method that belongs to the IPM family…
Read our latest blog post on hydraulic scale modelling of pumped storage slants.
AFC4Hydro project will be presented in the frame of the EU Green Week events next week. About the event: “European…
We are pleased to inform you that after attending the CEA (Computer Assisted Engineering) Conference, we contributed to the EnginSoft…
Our second newsletter is out! This newsletter was written in collaboration with HydroFlex.Both AFC4Hydro and HydroFlex are Horizon 2020 projects…
By adding Livia Pitorac to the team FDB strengthens the efforts for the upcoming field tests in the AFC4Hydro project.…
The stereoscopic (i.e., three component two dimensional*) PIV measurements in the LTU test rig have now been finalized. In depth…
Read our latest blog post on how we use 3D modelling to design custom solutions for different facilities where we…
The 2D particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements in the draft tube cone of the LTU test rig have now been finalized with…
As of last week, a particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurement system has been installed in the LTU test rig. Depending on…
Read our latest blog post on the thermodynamic method used to determine the hydraulic efficiency of a hydro turbine. https://afc4hydro.eu/blog2/#blogpost7…
Watch our new video, where Prof Xavier Escaler, the project coordinator, gives an introduction to the AFC4Hydro project. AFC4Hydro is…
On 18th of November 2020 the PhD candidate from UPC, Rafel Roig, participated in the first IAHR Young Professional Congress.…
The LTU test rig is now up and running, and the initial effort has been spent on performing efficiency measurements…
AFC4Hydro participates as an exhibitor in the 36th CEA (Computer Assisted Engineering) Conference from the 30th of November till the 4th…
On the 1st of November 2020 the Project Coordinator Prof. Xavier Escaler gave the Invited Talk entitled: “Developing innovative active…
Read our newest blog post about 3D Printing in Hydraulic-Machinery Research at the link below. https://afc4hydro.eu/blog2/#blogpost6 Fig 1- 3D printed…
Read our new blog post at https://afc4hydro.eu/blog2/#blogpost5 and watch our new video, that addresses some of the motivations for the…
On July 21st – 22nd 2020, Dr Ignazio Floris from ITEAM (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia) visited UPC to show the…
As of mid-April, assembling of the LTU test-rig has started. About four meters of piping network that will connect the…
Read our newest blog post about CFD, and get to know what it is used for and what the most…
Read our newest blog post about digitalization in hydropower on https://afc4hydro.eu/blog2/#blogpost2. Fig 1- Accurate measurements in an industrial environment. Sensors…
On Wednesday the 4th of March, Joel Sundström from LTU visited workshop company Tooltech located in Töre 50 km north…
Rafel Roig Bauzà has joined the AFC4Hydro UPC team in January 2020 as PhD with a focus on fluid structure…
On January 30th UPC staff entered the Arctic Circle in Sweden to visit Porjus power plant as a first step…