Using pump as turbine and induction motor as generator has numerous benefits for remote area hydr... more Using pump as turbine and induction motor as generator has numerous benefits for remote area hydro project in term of cost saving. The objectives of this project are to determine the head and flow rate of a centrifugal pump in turbine mode, to design pump as turbine test rig and to test a centrifugal pump as a turbine and induction motor as generator to develop turbine characteristic at various head and flow rate. People who live in rural area are hard to get electrical source from grid connection. Using a centrifugal pump as turbine instead of conventional turbine can reduce the installation cost. Unfortunately it is difficult to find turbine characteristics that are needed to select the correct pump at site. Methodology involved in this study includes the initial prediction of centrifugal pump as hydro turbine, designing the pump as turbine test rig and performs a testing in order to find the characteristic of the pump in turbine mode. The tested result shows that the value of head, hydraulic power and voltage output increase with the increasing of flow rate. This project has could help to understand more on the application of centrifugal pump as turbine for generating small scale hydro power. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, thank to Allah s.w.t for this opportunity and seeing me through some truly difficult times especially through the journey of this Final Year Project (FYP). I am indebted to many individuals who helped and guided me during my two semesters of final year where their presences are the essence to make FYP successful. They are people of my respects who involved directly throughout these years of my studies. I would like to express my warmest gratitude and appreciation to my FYP supervisor, Tuan Hj Kamal Ariff Zainal Abidin and my FYP external examiner for their never ending guidance. My appreciation also goes to PhD student, Mr. Vinod Kumar from UTP Mechanical Engineering Department for high commitment and cooperation during my completion of the Final Year Project. Not to forget, a special thanks to my beloved family for the pillar and strength who never fail to give their best of guidance and support throughout the years. Last but certainly not the least, to those whose names I have not mentioned, thank you very much for making my project running smooth. Regards,
Using pump as turbine and induction motor as generator has numerous benefits for remote area hydr... more Using pump as turbine and induction motor as generator has numerous benefits for remote area hydro project in term of cost saving. The objectives of this project are to determine the head and flow rate of a centrifugal pump in turbine mode, to design pump as turbine test rig and to test a centrifugal pump as a turbine and induction motor as generator to develop turbine characteristic at various head and flow rate. People who live in rural area are hard to get electrical source from grid connection. Using a centrifugal pump as turbine instead of conventional turbine can reduce the installation cost. Unfortunately it is difficult to find turbine characteristics that are needed to select the correct pump at site. Methodology involved in this study includes the initial prediction of centrifugal pump as hydro turbine, designing the pump as turbine test rig and performs a testing in order to find the characteristic of the pump in turbine mode. The tested result shows that the value of head, hydraulic power and voltage output increase with the increasing of flow rate. This project has could help to understand more on the application of centrifugal pump as turbine for generating small scale hydro power. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, thank to Allah s.w.t for this opportunity and seeing me through some truly difficult times especially through the journey of this Final Year Project (FYP). I am indebted to many individuals who helped and guided me during my two semesters of final year where their presences are the essence to make FYP successful. They are people of my respects who involved directly throughout these years of my studies. I would like to express my warmest gratitude and appreciation to my FYP supervisor, Tuan Hj Kamal Ariff Zainal Abidin and my FYP external examiner for their never ending guidance. My appreciation also goes to PhD student, Mr. Vinod Kumar from UTP Mechanical Engineering Department for high commitment and cooperation during my completion of the Final Year Project. Not to forget, a special thanks to my beloved family for the pillar and strength who never fail to give their best of guidance and support throughout the years. Last but certainly not the least, to those whose names I have not mentioned, thank you very much for making my project running smooth. Regards,
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