TY  - SER
AU  - Yap,Fulton U.
AU  - Lasnier,France
AU  - Prida Wilbulswas, 
AU  - Bhattacharya,Sribas C.
ED  - The Shell International Petroleum  Company, U. K. and ·:AFME (French Agency for Energy  Management), 
TI  - Electrical characterization of a centrifugal pump used as a turbine
T2  - Research studies project report
PY  - 1987///
CY  - Bangkok
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Turbines
KW  - Centrifugal pumps
N1  - A research study (6 credits) submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development; Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng..) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987
N2  - A 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.
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