Maxime Binama
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Wen-Tao Su
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; School of Energy and Power, Shenyang Institute of Engineering, Shenyang 110136, China
Xiao Bin Li
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Feng-Chen Li
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China, 519082
Xian-Zhu Wei
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; State key laboratory of hydropower equipment, Harbin Institute of Large Electric Machinery,
Harbin 150040, China
Shi An
School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Energy plays a key role in human daily activities, thus crucially serving in people's development, be it social or economic. In line with the current world-wide renewable energy resources promotion, Pumped Storage Hydropower-based Electricity generation has been a widely adopted practice,
where Reversible Pump Turbines (RPT) present many advantages over other formally used electromechanical devices. However, investigations have shown that reversible pump turbines operations are associated with different flow instabilities, where induced pressure fluctuations can cause
structural vibrations and possible machine performance degradation. This article reviews the already accomplished studies and their findings on RPT flow stability, its development mechanism, and influencing parameters, where some light were shed on remaining gaps for further
investigations.