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The effect of an angle on the impact and flow quantity on output power of an impulse water wheel model
- Source :
- Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol 26, Iss 3, Pp 99-104 (2017), Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 100-104, Published: AUG 2015
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- University of Cape Town, 2017.
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Abstract
- Nowadays, the world is more focused on hydraulic energy, which scientists have initiated thorough analyses of hydropower resources. The potential of wind power generation is immense. It is an historical source of energy but wind power is not applicable in this case. In India, water can be used for both - as a source of electricity and for irrigation and agricultural use. Impulse type water wheels were employed until flow is accessible. According to available literature, there are three types of water wheels and the application of a particular type of water wheel depends upon the stream of water. In this article, an extremely uncomplicated category impulse water wheel is fabricated. To fabricate this water wheel, little engineering is required. The experimental results obtained indicate that intensity of generated power depends upon the angle of water impact on the turbine blade, height, quantity of water flowing in pipe etc. The aim of this article is to suggest an alternative source of economical and environmentally friendly green energy for a small quantity of fluid flowing. There are various sources of small quantity water such as large society storage tank water, sewer line water, canals water and many more. The construction cost of water wheels is not as much since it does not have an intricate blade profile.
- Subjects :
- Engineering
General Computer Science
Turbine blade
Hydrostatic head
fabrication
law.invention
angle
law
lcsh:TJ163.26-163.5
Water wheel
Hydropower
lcsh:Environmental sciences
lcsh:GE1-350
Wind power
business.industry
Environmental engineering
impulse
Renewable energy
General Energy
green energy
lcsh:Energy conservation
Storage tank
water head
water wheel
Electricity
prototype
business
flow quantity
Marine engineering
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24133051
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....069996de8c07bcfb59cd6ca80d223c1a