Hydro turbine enhanced with riblets

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This demonstrator will consist in a hydro turbine of which certain constituent parts will be covered by riblets, in order to increase the overall efficiency of the said turbine. This will be done using a combination of laser techniques.

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Country: AT
Address: Niederrana 41, Niederrana 4085
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Comment:

Additionally, the creation of functional surfaces has traditionally relied on processes such as chemical reactions and/or the complete coating of the native surfaces (e.g. aerofoils). Due to their very nature, these processes generate unwanted by-products thereby leaving a significant environmental footprint, which go against the “do no significant harm” principle of The European Green Deal.

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This demonstrator will consist in a hydro turbine in which specific parts will be texturised with laser, with the aim to improvoe its efficency.