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Abstract

Performance analysis of Small Hydro Turbine is an essential practice to ensure that Small Hydro Plant performance is still at an acceptable level. In addition, performance testing is required as a part of programs to improve the efficiency, output, and economic performance of small hydro plants along with Optimization which has been an important focus in recent years. This study deals with three different Small Hydro Turbines of various manufacturer or projects. Comparison between simulation results and project/manufacturer data reveals a good agreement. To the best of the author’s knowledge these novel approach for CFD analysis of Small Hydro Turbines together using DSS Solidworks Flow Simulation (FloEFD) is absent in renewable energy or fluid mechanics literature due to its assessment complexity.