Zuppinger water wheel for very low-head hydropower application

Shakun Paudel; Martin  Weber; Dirk Geyer; Nicole Saenger

doi:10.18690/978-961-286-055-4.3

Zuppinger water wheel for very low-head hydropower application

Shakun Paudel
, Martin Weber
, Dirk Geyer
, Nicole Saenger

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Abstract

Very low-head hydropower sites are abundantly available on small rivers, streams, irrigation canals, headworks or at wastewater facilities. However, lack of economically and ecologically viable technologies has been impeding these sites from being utilised for hydropower. The Zuppinger water wheel, with its high efficiencies over a wide operating range, is a potential device for very low head applications. The efficiencies of around 75% quoted in the literature reflect that there still exists a potential to improve the wheel performance through a better understanding of the flow physics around the wheel. For this reason, a testrig with a Zuppinger water wheel model and a non-intrusive velocity measurement technique, Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is developed. In this paper, the experimental set-up, PIV instrumentation, and the special requirements on the set-up imposed by the water wheel are discussed and preliminary results are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Protection
Subtitle of host publication	Marine and Hydro Power
Editors	Jurij Krope, Abdul Ghani Olabi, Darko Goričanec, Stanislav Božičnik
Publisher	University of Maribor Press
Pages	25-34
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9789612860554
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-055-4.3
Publication status	Published - 5 Jul 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Publisher	University of Maribor Press

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Keywords

PIV
hydropower
very low-head
Zuppinger
water wheel

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Shakun Paudel, CEng MICE FHEA
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Paudel, S., Weber, M., Geyer, D., & Saenger, N. (2017). Zuppinger water wheel for very low-head hydropower application. In J. Krope, A. G. Olabi, D. Goričanec, & S. Božičnik (Eds.), 10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Protection: Marine and Hydro Power (pp. 25-34). (SEEP). University of Maribor Press. https://doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-055-4.3

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Zuppinger water wheel for very low-head hydropower application. / Paudel, Shakun; Weber, Martin ; Geyer, Dirk et al.
10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Protection: Marine and Hydro Power. ed. / Jurij Krope; Abdul Ghani Olabi; Darko Goričanec; Stanislav Božičnik. University of Maribor Press, 2017. p. 25-34 (SEEP).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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