02284nas|a2200253 i 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000190007324500720009226000520016430000100021649000520022650001750027850200850045352010490053865000130158765000220160070000350162270000460165770000520170371001260175581000840188185600650196520260818095446.0261198s1987    th  uzm rtt  00|  0 eng d  a.b102341591 aYap, Fulton U.10aElectrical characterization of a centrifugal pump used as a turbine  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1987  a55 p.1 aResearch studies project report ;vno. ET-87-12  aA research study (6 credits) submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development  aResearch Studies Project Report (M. Eng..) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987  aA lot of water resources can be found in many developing  countries which are suitable for small hydropower sites.  Harnessing the power of falling water by this means is one way of  providing affordable energy for the development of rural areas.  This study is concerned on the use of nonconventional hydro  equipment which are locally and readily available for small  rural electricity applications. The main objective of the study  is to investigate the electrical characteristics of a small runoff- the - shelf centrifugal pump used as a turbine . A small  conventional type car alternator was coupled to the turbine by  means of a V- belt.  The experimental results and study obtained in this work  showed that it is technically and economically feasible to use  centrifugal pump as turbine. In this particular study, it was  verified that the efficiency of the turbine remained fairly  constant throughout the range of its capacity. It was observed,  however, that its efficiency was quite low compared with  conventional water turbines.  0aTurbines 0aCentrifugal pumps1 aLasnier, France, eChairperson0 aPrida Wilbulswas, eExamination Committee1 aBhattacharya, Sribas C.,eExamination Committee2 aThe Shell International Petroleum  Company, U. K. and ·:AFME (French Agency for Energy  Management), eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tResearch studies project report ;vno. ET-87-12  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B18997