Loïc Andolfatto

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A mixed standard/custom design strategy to minimize cost and maximize efficiency for picohydro power potential harvesting

François Avellan, Cécile Münch-Alligné, Elena Vagnoni, Loïc Andolfatto

Harvesting the numerous small scale hydroelectric potential is a way to increase the sustainable hydraulic energy production in developed countries. The condition to meet economical profitability with pico power stations - below 25 kW - is to minimize the ...

2015

Analytical hill chart towards the maximisation of energy recovery on water utility networks with counter rotating micro-turbine

François Avellan, Cécile Münch-Alligné, Elena Vagnoni, Loïc Andolfatto, João Nuno Gomes Borga Delgado

Existing water utility networks provides a wide, distributed and unexploited hydropower potential. The installation of energy recovery stations on existing infrastructures limits both the required investment and the environmental impact. The counter-rotati ...

2015

Experimental evaluation of the velocity profiles and performance of a counter rotating micro-turbine by 2D laser Doppler velocimetry

François Avellan, Cécile Münch-Alligné, Elena Vagnoni, Loïc Andolfatto

The most exploited renewable energy at a global scale is hydropower, which nowadays accounts for the 18 % of the world’s electricity supply. Its production is expected to increase approximately 3.1% each year in the next 25 years maintaining its share in t ...

2015

Application of Laser Doppler Velocimetry to the development of a counter rotating micro-turbine

François Avellan, Cécile Münch-Alligné, Elena Vagnoni, Loïc Andolfatto, João Nuno Gomes Borga Delgado

The sustainability of the electricity mix can be increased by introducing recovery energy systems on existing water supply infrastructures. The concept of the new counter rotating micro-turbine presented in this work is a competitive option for energy reco ...

2015

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