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Title: | Hydro power potentials of water distribution networks in public universities: A case study |
Authors: | Koya, Olufemi A. Oladosu, Temidayo L. |
Keywords: | Renewable Energy Hydro-power Turbine Lift-based Nigerian Universities Distribution line |
Issue Date: | Jan-2017 |
Publisher: | Leonardo Electronic Journal of Practices and Technologies |
Citation: | KOYA, O. A., & OLADOSU, T. L. (2017). Hydro power potentials of water distribution networks in public universities: A case study. Leonardo Electronic Journal of Practices and Technologies, (30), 287-298. |
Abstract: | Public Universities in Southwestern Nigeria are densely populated student-resident campuses, so that provision of regular potable water and electricity are important, but power supply is not optimally available for all the necessary activities. This study assesses the hydropower potential of the water distribution networks in the Universities, with the view to augmenting the inadequate power supplies. The institutions with water distribution configuration capable of accommodating in-pipe turbine are identified; the hydropower parameters, such as the flow characteristics and the pipe geometry are determined to estimate the water power. Global positioning device is used in estimating the elevations of the distribution reservoirs and the nodal points. The hydropower potential of each location is computed incorporating Lucid® Lift-based spherical turbine in the pipeline. From the analysis, the lean and the peak water power are between 1.92–3.30 kW and 3.95–7.24 kW, respectively, for reservoir-fed distribution networks; while, a minimum of 0.72 kW is got for pipelines associated with borehole-fed overhead tanks. Possible applications of electricity generation from the water distribution networks of the public universities are recommended. |
URI: | http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/422 |
ISSN: | 1583-1078 |
Appears in Collections: | Research Articles |
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