Effect of the Number of Splined Blades of a Locally-Fabricated Turbine on the Performance of a Simplified Pico Hydropower System
Alex Okibe Edeoja, Samuel Lawal, Gertrude Enekole Aboje, Kenneth Ede Ode & Jacob S. Ibrahim · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2022
The basic operational parameters of a simplified Pico hydropower system were investigated using five locally fabricated turbines with 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 splined blades in conjunction with a vertical penstock of diameter 0.0762 m and nozzle of diameters 0.0158, 0.0212, 0.0266, 0.03...
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10.9734/jerr/2022/v23i417607