Gaftoi Daniel

1. VLH Turbine (Very Low Head)

Low head
Navigation dams

Hydropower unprofitable due

to very high investment
A lot of existing sites which
do not produce electricity

Small infrastructure

MJ2 Technologies

VLH Turbine

Easy installation
Viable

VLH turbine - description

Kaplan runner with 8 adjustable
blades
Fix distributor with 18 blades
Integrated
generating set

Trash rack
Generator directly coupled to the
runner shaft
Automatic trash rack cleaner

Drunner :
H:
Qinst :
P:

3.15 5.00
1.4 3.2
10 30
100 500

(m)
(m)
(mc/s)
(kW)

VLH turbine - description

Mobile module it can be raised from the water in order to let the
flood to pass and for inspection/ maintenance purpose

Double regulated adjustable blades and variable speed

Water speed throw turbine smaller than 2m/s
The module can be used as a gate
Fish Friendly turbine 100% surviving

VLH Turbine example (1)

Millau France (pilot site)

Head:
Installed flow:
Installed power:
Energy:
Runner diameter:
In function:

2.5 m
22.5 mc/s
410 kW
2 GWh/ year
4.5 m
March 2007

VLH Turbine example (2)

Marcinelle Belgium
(navigation dam)

Head:
3m
Installed flow:
2 x 15 mc/s
Installed power:
650 kW
Energy:
2 GWh/year
Runner diameter: 3.55 m
instalation:
Novembre 2011
Price:
1.000.000 Euros
Time needed for up/ down 20 min

VLH Turbine example (3)

Moncey France
(new site)

Head:
Installed flow:
Installed power:
Runner diameter:

2.10 m
2 x 12.8 mc/s
2 x 207 kW
3.55 m

2. Floated turbines - Rutten

Siphon turbine S (Des Grosses Battes, Liege)

Head: 3 m
Installed flow: 27,5 m3/s
Installed power: 486 kW
Energy: 2,6 GWh/year (2 years)
Runner diameter: 3,25 m (92 rot/min)
4 adjustable blades (Kaplan)
Weight turbinated water

Floated turbine 2 - Rutten

Turbine D

Power plant realized from modules

Recommended for low head navigation dams
No civil works
Without regulation ON / OFF
H: 1.80 4.00 m
Q : 10 18 mc/s
P : 120 560 kW
Downstream min level : 2.5 4 m
Fish Friendly

Floated turbine 2 Rutten

Turbina D (Hun - HauteMeuse) - testing

Power plant realized from 6 modules

Head: 2.8 m
Installed flow: 6 x 17 m3/s
Installed power: 6 x 400 kW
Energy: 10 GWh/year
Investment: 6 mil Euros
Weight: 350 t
Height of the metal structure: 8 m

3. Archimedes' screw turbine

Used in ancient times as a water pump.
For the last years the screw was used as a
turbine
Fish Friendly Turbine (the screw was used for
movement of the fish from a lake to another)

Rotation speed :
Head :
Qinst :
P ower:

28 30
1 10
0.1 15
max 200

(rpm)
(m)
(mc/s)
(kW)

Archimedes' screw turbine

The screw has an efficiency of 87% for low heads [ 1 10 m].

Robustness it is given by the simple working and construction principles, and also
the waste tolerance
In Europe are installed more than 200 Archimedes screws.

Thank you for your attention