Performance Investigation of a Single-Stage Savanious Horizontal Water Turbine with Optimum Number of Blades
Author(s):
Irfan Ullah†, Muftooh Ur Rehman Siddiqi‡, Muhammad Tahir‡†, Aamer Sharif†, Adnan Aslam Noon‡‡, Javed Ahmed Khan Tipu‡‡, Muhammad Arif‡‡, Absaar Ul Jabbar‡‡†, Shahana Mujeeb Siddiqi‡‡‡, Naveed Ullah‡‡‡†, Tufail Habib‡‡‡‡
Affiliation(s):
†Department of Mechanical Engineering, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Science, Peshawar, Pakistan
‡Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Technology, Aston University, England
‡†Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
‡‡Department of mechanical engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
‡‡†National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
‡‡‡Communication and Works Department, KP, Pakistan
‡‡‡†Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
‡‡‡‡Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
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A savanious horizontal water turbine is a type of micro-hydropower turbine that works in free-flowing water, such as a stream, canal, river, etc. In a current study, an experimental investigation of a single-stage savanious horizontal water turbine was carried out based on blade number, water depth, and flow rates. Twenty-seven experiments were performed, considering three factors and three levels. The effect of blade number, water depth, and flow rates on the performance parameters such as torque, rotational speed, and efficiency has been investigated experimentally and statistically. The results show that the overall performance of three, four, and five blades in torque, rotational speed, and efficiency decreases at higher water depths and flow rates. However, the performance of three, four, and five-blade savanious horizontal water turbines increased at optimum water depth and flow rates. Moreover, the overall performance of a four-blade single-stage savanious horizontal water turbine is higher than that of a three-blade and five-blade savanious horizontal water turbine. Furthermore, the ANOVA method reported that all input parameters significantly affect the output response of the single-stage savanious horizontal water turbine.