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Second experimental campaing in Caniçada powerplant
Last September 2021 CDIF performed the second experimental campaing in Caniçada hydropower plant, part of the WP8 of XFLEX Hydro project. The test will be used to study the possibility to convert...
Matias Bossio has defended his PhD Thesis "Analysis of the dynamic response of industrial agitators"
Matias Bossio has presented his PhD Thesis entitled "Analysis of the dynamic response of industrial agitators" under the supervision of Carme Valero and David Valentín and with the collaboration of...
Weiqiang Zhao has defended his PhD Thesis "Improved Condition Monitoring of Hydraulic Machines based on Artificial Intelligence Techniques"
Weiqiang Zhao has presented his PhD Thesis entitled "Improved Condition Monitoring of Hydraulic Machines based on Artificial Intelligence Techniques" under the supervision of Prof. Eduard Egusquiza...
Experimental measurements carried out in Caniçada powerplant
CDIF has performed experimental measurements in Caniçada hydropower plant with the purpose of evaluating the units conversion to variable speed. The tests will be used to validate numerical models...
New paper published! Increasing the operating range and energy production in Francis turbines by an early detection of the overload instability
Weiqiang Zhao has published the last of his papers for his PhD Thesis. This investigation permits to predict the Overload Instability that sometimes occur in Francis turbines and therefore increase...