MICHEL Bernard

He is retired now. Graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Hydraulique et de Mécanique de Grenoble, he joined Alstom (GE today) in 1983. He was involved for a long time in technical tendering with Pump Turbines and Pelton turbines as main specialities before joining the Turbine Technology Centre in 2000.

He held the positions of: Head of the Hydraulic Department, Resources Manager in the Turbine Technology Centre of Alstom Hydro (GE today).

Article published in the Encyclopedia of Energy with Couston Michel, Sabourin Michel and François-Xausa Maryse:

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Hydro turbines rehabilitation

Hydro turbines rehabilitation

Except for specific cases, the rehabilitation of a hydro turbine generally concerns rather old machines for which most of the components have a strong potential of improvement. It is therefore usual to take advantage of the technology progress amassed from the time of the initial machine, to consider all the possible improvements that could be…