Megawatts mask impacts: Small hydropower and knowledge politics in the Puelwillimapu, Southern Chile

To date, only one species of Temnocephala is known from Chile, Temnocephala chilensis, and three from southern Argentina (Patagonia), namely T. chilensis, Temnocephala dionii, and Temnocephala mexicana. Here we describe a new species of Temnocephala and provide an updated description of T. chilensis based on material found on an anomuran crab (Aeglidae) from southern Chile. Additional hosts and localities are reported for both species in southern Argentina and Chile, and a diagnostic key for all species of Temnocephala hosted on Aegla and Parastacidae is included as well. In southern Chile, both T. chilensis and the new species were found on the crayfish Samastacus spinifrons and on the anomuran crabs Aegla abtao and Aegla alacalufi; in addition, the new species was found on Aegla manni, and T. chilensis on Aegla rostrata. In southern Argentina, T. chilensis and the new species were found on Aegla riolimayana and S. spinifrons. Based on their shared traits (morphology of the penial stylet, host preferences and geographic distribution), the temnocephalans hosted in Aegla are tentatively gathered into two clusters, the Chilensis and Axenos groups.

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A large calving event of Ventisquero San Rafael, southern Chile

Journal of Glaciology ◽

10.1017/s0022143000009746 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 38 (128) ◽

pp. 208-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Stephan Harrison

Keyword(s):

Southern Chile ◽

San Rafael

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Water governance in rural communities of Chiloé Island, southern Chile: A multi-level analysis

Journal of Rural Studies ◽

10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.11.008 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

L.E. Delgado ◽

R. De Ríos ◽

M. Perevochtchikova ◽

I.A. Marín ◽

R. Fuster ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Water Governance ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Multi Level ◽

Level Analysis

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Development of a Hydropower Turbine Using Seawater from a Fish Farm

Processes ◽

10.3390/pr9020266 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 266

Author(s):

Md Rakibuzzaman ◽

Sang-Ho Suh ◽

Hyoung-Ho Kim ◽

Youngtae Ryu ◽

Kyung Yup Kim

Keyword(s):

Power Plants ◽

Guide Vane ◽

Cross Flow ◽

Synchronous Generator ◽

Fish Farm ◽

Hydropower Plant ◽

Fish Farms ◽

Data Simulation ◽

Small Hydropower ◽

Hydropower Plants

Discharge water from fish farms is a clean, renewable, and abundant energy source that has been used to obtain renewable energy via small hydropower plants. Small hydropower plants may be installed at offshore fish farms where suitable water is obtained throughout the year. It is necessary to meet the challenges of developing small hydropower systems, including sustainability and turbine efficiency. The main objective of this study was to investigate the possibility of constructing a small hydropower plant and develop 100 kW class propeller-type turbines in a fish farm with a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). The turbine was optimized using a computer simulation, and an experiment was conducted to obtain performance data. Simulation results were then validated with experimental results. Results revealed that streamlining the designed shape of the guide vane reduced the flow separation and improved the efficiency of the turbine. Optimizing the shape of the runner vane decreased the flow rate, reducing the water power and increasing the efficiency by about 5.57%. Also, results revealed that tubular or cross-flow turbines could be suitable for use in fish farm power plants, and the generator used should be waterproofed to avoid exposure to seawater.

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