Emerging and Innovative Materials for Hydropower Engineering Applications:Turbines,Bearings,Sealing,Dams and Waterways,and Ocean Power  

作　　者：Emanuele Quaranta Peter Davies 

机构地区：[1]European Commission Joint Research Centre,Ispra 21027,Italy [2]Marine Structures Laboratory,IFREMER Centre Bretagne,Plouzané29280,France

出　　处：《Engineering》2022年第1期148-158,共11页工程（英文）

摘　　要：The hydropower sector is currently experiencing several technological developments.New technologies and practices are emerging to make hydropower more flexible and more sustainable.Novel materials have also been recently developed to increase performance,durability,and reliability;however,no systematic discussions can be found in the literature.Therefore,in this paper,novel materials for hydropower applications are presented,and their performance,advantages,and limitations are discussed.For example,composites can reduce the weight of steel equipment by 50%to 80%,polymers and superhydrophobic materials can reduce head losses by 4%to 20%,and novel bearing materials can reduce bearing wear by 6%.These improvements determine higher efficiencies,longer life span,waste reduction,and maintenance needs,although the initial cost of some materials is not yet competitive with respect to the costs of traditional materials.The novel materials are described here based on the following categories:novel materials for turbines,dams and waterways,bearings,seals,and ocean hydropower.

关 键 词：Bearing Composite DAM HYDROPOWER Material Ocean SEAL Turbine 

分 类 号：TV4[水利工程—水工结构工程]