Scientific publication

Scientific Publications

Numerical study of sediment erosion in guide vanes of a high head Francis turbine

N. Acharya, C. Trivedi, N.M. Wahl, S. Gautam, S. Chitrakar, O.G. Dahlhaug. Published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series; Presented at Current Research in Hydropower Technologies (CRHT) IX at Kathmandu University, Nepal on 9th April 2019

A General Review on Methods of Sediment Sampling and Mineral Content Analysis

R. Awal, P. Sapkota, S. Chitrakar, B.S. Thapa, H.P. Neopane, B. Thapa. Published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series; Presented at Current Research in Hydropower Technologies (CRHT) IX at Kathmandu University, Nepal on 9th April 2019

 

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Research papers related to FranSed

S.Gautam, R.Lama, S.Chitrakar, H.P.Neopane, B.S.Thapa and B.Zhu
Published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Presented at Current Research in Hydropower Technologies (CRHT) IX at Kathmandu University, Nepal on 9th April 2019
D.R. Dahal, S. Chitrakar, A. Kapali, B.S. Thapa and H.P. Neopane
Published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Presented at Current Research in Hydropower Technologies (CRHT) IX at Kathmandu University, Nepal on 9th April 2019
A Simplified Francis Turbine for Micro Hydro Application : Design and Numerical Analysis 
Dadi Ram Dahal, Sailesh Chitrakar, Biraj Singh Thapa and Hari Prasad Neopane, *Bhola Thapa
IAHR - Asia, 24 - 25 September 2019, Busan, Korea

Comparison of the effects of leakage flow from guide vanes of different hydrofoils using alternative clearance gap approach 

Saroj Gautam, Hari Prasad Neopane, Biraj Singh Thapa, Sailesh Chitrakar and Ram Lama, *Zhu Baoshan (Tsinghua University, China)

IAHR - Asia, 24- 25 September 2019, Busan, Korea

Publications

Popular Science Publications

Sailesh Chitrakar, project coordinator of FranSed, has published an article regarding sediment erosion in Energy Insight (Volume V - 2018), yearly publication of People, Energy & Environmental Development Association (PEEDA). 

Erosion of Hydro - turbine : some preventive design measures and way towards variable speed operation , Sailesh Chitrakar, PhD