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CFD Analysis on Pump as Turbine (PAT) for Small and Micro Hydropower Plant

Shahrukh Ansari, Yogesh Sharma, Aman Giri

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Abstract

Micro and small hydropower is an effective option for generating electricity, with low cost and impact on the environment. In this application the Pump-as-turbine (PAT) solution has promise due to its low purchase and maintenance costs. In this paper, the work over two designs of pump as turbine: 4 blade pump as turbine and 8 blade pump as turbine is studied and applied. The result revealed a better performance of the second design i.e 8 blade design pump as turbine.

Keywords: pump-as-turbine (PAT), Hydropower, Turbine blades

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Shahrukh Ansari, Yogesh Sharma, Aman Giri. CFD Analysis on Pump as Turbine (PAT) for Small and Micro Hydropower Plant. Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications. 2020; 7(2): 8–14p.



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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/jotea.v7i2.4326

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