Enhancing capabilities of Run of River facilities through computational modelling and experimental validation

不列颠哥伦比亚省发电量超过66565千兆瓦*小时；不列颠哥伦比亚省约90%的电力来自水力发电技术。这一代人创造了65.7亿美元的市场，仅BC一家就在2019年创造了5462个全职工作岗位。水电的一个重要组成部分是较小的“径流”(RoR)设施。这些设施不会在航道上筑坝，从而避免了传统的“大水电”作业造成的大规模影响。RoR设施是不列颠哥伦比亚省可持续能源计划和经济的基石。这一提议将通过建模、模拟和实验验证探索新的途径，从而改善RoR设施的性能。首先，将进行新的Coanda-Effect屏幕的设计和优化，以增加能量转换的取水量。其次，我们将设计一种螺旋桨，为清洁设备提供动力，以清除沉积在压力管道中的有害藻类。拟议的任务将有助于提高目前可再生能源设施的能力，并有助于以循序渐进和环境友好的方式消除藻类。

British Columbia (BC) generated more than 66,565 GW*hrs of electricity; around 90% of BC's power was produced by hydro technology. This generation amounted to a $6.57 billion market, and 5,462 full-time jobs in 2019 for BC alone. A prominent subset of hydropower involves smaller 'Run-of-River' (ROR) facilities. These facilities do not dam the waterway, and thus avoid the large-scale impacts caused by conventional 'big-hydro' operations. ROR facilities are a cornerstone of BC's sustainable energy program and economy. This proposal will improve the performance of ROR facilities by exploring new avenues with modelling, simulation, and experimental validation. First, the design and optimization of new Coanda-effect screens will be carried out to increase the water intake for energy conversion. Second, we will design a propeller to power up a cleaning device to remove the harmful algae that deposit in penstocks. The proposed tasks will help to improve the capabilities of current ROR facilities and help to remove algae in a gradual and environmentally friendly way.