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19.3.1.2 Position of Pump
The experiment was conducted with two positions of the pump that is before and after
the hydropower unit that will generate the electricity. This was done to differentiate
the produced power for the suction and discharge outlet of the pump.
19.3.1.3 Diameter of the Used Pipe
The project was conducted with two size of the pipe diameter to act as the variety
of this experiment and to show which will produce more power as it is related to
pressure. The sizes of the pipes that were used are 1/4
and 3/4
.
19.3.1.4 Number of Turbine’s Blades
Different numbers of turbine blade were used in order to determine the power generation. The type of the used propeller is a crossflow type. The number of blades used
are 12, 16, and 24 blades.
19.3.2 Experiment Design
19.3.2.1 Free Fall Sketching
Free fall sketching in Fig. 19.1 is to show how the situation of this experiment
was conducted that is two tanks separated by 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 m in height for each
experiment with the hydropower unit placed in between.
19.3.2.2 Actual Experiment Sketching
On the other hand, the actual experiment sketching shows how the experiment with
the presence of a pump with two positions, that is before and after the hydropower
unit placed, is being conducted.
a. Hydropower unit before the pump with a variation of 1/4
and 3/4
diameter of
the PVC pipe (as shown in Fig. 19.2).
b. Hydropower unit after the pump with a variation of 1/4
and 3/4
diameter of the
PVC pipe (as shown in Fig. 19.3).
M. R. Zoolfakar and M. H. A. Majid
19.3.1.2 Position of Pump
The experiment was conducted with two positions of the pump that is before and after
the hydropower unit that will generate the electricity. This was done to differentiate
the produced power for the suction and discharge outlet of the pump.
19.3.1.3 Diameter of the Used Pipe
The project was conducted with two size of the pipe diameter to act as the variety
of this experiment and to show which will produce more power as it is related to
pressure. The sizes of the pipes that were used are 1/4
and 3/4
.
19.3.1.4 Number of Turbine’s Blades
Different numbers of turbine blade were used in order to determine the power generation. The type of the used propeller is a crossflow type. The number of blades used
are 12, 16, and 24 blades.
19.3.2 Experiment Design
19.3.2.1 Free Fall Sketching
Free fall sketching in Fig. 19.1 is to show how the situation of this experiment
was conducted that is two tanks separated by 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 m in height for each
experiment with the hydropower unit placed in between.
19.3.2.2 Actual Experiment Sketching
On the other hand, the actual experiment sketching shows how the experiment with
the presence of a pump with two positions, that is before and after the hydropower
unit placed, is being conducted.
a. Hydropower unit before the pump with a variation of 1/4
and 3/4
diameter of
the PVC pipe (as shown in Fig. 19.2).
b. Hydropower unit after the pump with a variation of 1/4
and 3/4
diameter of the
PVC pipe (as shown in Fig. 19.3).