Chapter 19
On the Hydropower Energy Generation
from Pipelines
Md Redzuan Zoolfakar and Muhammad Haziq A. Majid
Abstract The primary objective of this study is to analyse the electrical power
output generated from water flow in pipelines by using a suitable method to carry
out the experiment. Hydroelectric power generation is widely used in Malaysian to
generate electricity for consumer. As it comes with the function of a dam that collects
water and the water flows from high level to low level that passes through turbine
to generate electricity based on their capacity. For ship usage itself, the electricity is
generated using diesel generators. If one applies the principle of hydroelectric power
generation on ship, one can reduce the fuel consumption and dependency toward the
generator. As pipelines are widely used in ship systems, there is always pressure in
it no matter type of fluid in it. Moreover, only little alteration must be made to the
system when applied by ship owners. The system consists of a turbine inside the
pipeline connected to the shaft that rotates the rotor to generate electricity that can
be stored using batteries or distributed for ship usage.
Keywords Hydropower · Renewable energy · Power generation · Crossflow
turbine · Pipeline
19.1 Introduction
The power generation in ships is always a major issue as it contributes to fuel
consumption and emission toward environment [1]. Many new are created to reduce
or minimize the issue by new technologies. For example, solar panels are being used
but this is not enough to generate power for the whole vessel and in addition it is quite
expensive to equip a ship with this technology. Next, the shaft generator was introduced to make benefit of the rotation of the propeller shaft from the main engine. But
M. R. Zoolfakar (B) · M. H. A. Majid
Marine and Electrical Engineering Technology Section, University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian
Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: redzuan@unikl.edu.my
M. H. A. Majid
e-mail: haziq.majid@s.unikl.edu.my
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
A. Ismail et al. (eds.), Advanced Engineering for Processes and Technologies II,
Advanced Structured Materials 147,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67307-9_19
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On the Hydropower Energy Generation
from Pipelines
Md Redzuan Zoolfakar and Muhammad Haziq A. Majid
Abstract The primary objective of this study is to analyse the electrical power
output generated from water flow in pipelines by using a suitable method to carry
out the experiment. Hydroelectric power generation is widely used in Malaysian to
generate electricity for consumer. As it comes with the function of a dam that collects
water and the water flows from high level to low level that passes through turbine
to generate electricity based on their capacity. For ship usage itself, the electricity is
generated using diesel generators. If one applies the principle of hydroelectric power
generation on ship, one can reduce the fuel consumption and dependency toward the
generator. As pipelines are widely used in ship systems, there is always pressure in
it no matter type of fluid in it. Moreover, only little alteration must be made to the
system when applied by ship owners. The system consists of a turbine inside the
pipeline connected to the shaft that rotates the rotor to generate electricity that can
be stored using batteries or distributed for ship usage.
Keywords Hydropower · Renewable energy · Power generation · Crossflow
turbine · Pipeline
19.1 Introduction
The power generation in ships is always a major issue as it contributes to fuel
consumption and emission toward environment [1]. Many new are created to reduce
or minimize the issue by new technologies. For example, solar panels are being used
but this is not enough to generate power for the whole vessel and in addition it is quite
expensive to equip a ship with this technology. Next, the shaft generator was introduced to make benefit of the rotation of the propeller shaft from the main engine. But
M. R. Zoolfakar (B) · M. H. A. Majid
Marine and Electrical Engineering Technology Section, University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian
Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: redzuan@unikl.edu.my
M. H. A. Majid
e-mail: haziq.majid@s.unikl.edu.my
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
A. Ismail et al. (eds.), Advanced Engineering for Processes and Technologies II,
Advanced Structured Materials 147,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67307-9_19
209