Influence of Number of Flat Locally-Fabricated Turbine Blades on the Performance of a Simplified Pico Hydropower System
Alex Okibe Edeoja, Gertrude Enekole Aboje, Samuel Lawal, Kenneth Ede Ode & Jacob S. Ibrahim · Journal of Energy Research and Reviews · 2022
Five locally fabricated turbines with 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 flat blades were locally fabricated and tested in conjunction with a vertical penstock of diameter 0.0762 m and nozzles of diameters 0.0158, 0.0212, 0.0266, 0.0343 and 0.042 m in a simplified Pico hydropower system. This stu...
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10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i230297