IT Power Ltd. in Hampshire, United Kingdom, has validated the design of a fish-friendly small propeller-type hydroelectric turbine. This turbine can be used in run-of-river applications at sites with potential for 10 kw to 1 mw.IT Power completed the conceptual design of the turbine using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the STRIKER fish injury prediction model from Jacobs Babtie Aquatic in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and traditional design tools.The company used a siphon turbine installed at Derwent Hydroelectric Power Limited's 10-kw Borrowash site as the baseline for the analysis.
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