Generation of Electricity From a Hydraulic Turbine in the Djonou River (Benin)
The shortage of electricity in rural areas despite the hydraulic potential they possess is becoming a challenge for Benin. To date, nearly 140,000 people spread over the 42 lakeside villages of this country live in energy inaccessibility, insecurity and poverty. To overcome this situation, the pres...
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| author | Mahouton Justine Carine ADJASSA Gabin KOTO N'GOBI Hagninou Elagnon Venance DONNOU Clément Adéyèmi KOUCHADE Basile Bruno KOUNOUHEWA |
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The shortage of electricity in rural areas despite the hydraulic potential they possess is becoming a challenge for Benin. To date, nearly 140,000 people spread over the 42 lakeside villages of this country live in energy inaccessibility, insecurity and poverty. To overcome this situation, the present study is therefore interested in the production of electrical energy on an experimental basis in low water periods thanks to an Archimedean screw turbine which operates at low flow rates and height of fall on the river. Djonou located in southern Benin a few kilometers from the University of Abomey-Calavi. The geometrical and hydraulic parameters of the screw were therefore determined and the device was modeled using Autocard software. A prototype was then made with local recycled materials and tested on the river. The screw specifications indicate an inside and outside radius of 0.072 m and 0.135 m. The length of the screw was set at 0.46 m for a blade radius estimated at 0.137 m. The number of screw blades is equal to 2 with a flow rate of 0.049 $ m^{3}/s $. The inclination angle of the screw is $25^{\circ}$. The device on the experimental site produces a voltage of 16 V and provides a current of about 0.12 A which can power a 2 W lamp. This performance of the prototype made on a small scale is a reliable indicator of the optimal use of this technology in the national hydraulic network of Benin to supply populations with electrical energy.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3775890d8ee443d48eaedc53a6babdc32023-05-22T06:01:15ZengNigerian Society of Physical SciencesJournal of Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences2714-28172714-47042023-05-015210.46481/jnsps.2023.1263Generation of Electricity From a Hydraulic Turbine in the Djonou River (Benin)Mahouton Justine Carine ADJASSA0 Gabin KOTO N'GOBI1 Hagninou Elagnon Venance DONNOU2Clément Adéyèmi KOUCHADE3 Basile Bruno KOUNOUHEWA4Laboratoire de Physique du Rayonnement (LPR), Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526 Cotonou, BéninLaboratoire de Physique du Rayonnement (LPR), Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526 Cotonou, BéninLaboratoire de Physique du Rayonnement (LPR), Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526 Cotonou, BéninLaboratoire de Physique du Rayonnement (LPR), Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526 Cotonou, BéninLaboratoire de Physique du Rayonnement (LPR), Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526 Cotonou, Bénin The shortage of electricity in rural areas despite the hydraulic potential they possess is becoming a challenge for Benin. To date, nearly 140,000 people spread over the 42 lakeside villages of this country live in energy inaccessibility, insecurity and poverty. To overcome this situation, the present study is therefore interested in the production of electrical energy on an experimental basis in low water periods thanks to an Archimedean screw turbine which operates at low flow rates and height of fall on the river. Djonou located in southern Benin a few kilometers from the University of Abomey-Calavi. The geometrical and hydraulic parameters of the screw were therefore determined and the device was modeled using Autocard software. A prototype was then made with local recycled materials and tested on the river. The screw specifications indicate an inside and outside radius of 0.072 m and 0.135 m. The length of the screw was set at 0.46 m for a blade radius estimated at 0.137 m. The number of screw blades is equal to 2 with a flow rate of 0.049 $ m^{3}/s $. The inclination angle of the screw is $25^{\circ}$. The device on the experimental site produces a voltage of 16 V and provides a current of about 0.12 A which can power a 2 W lamp. This performance of the prototype made on a small scale is a reliable indicator of the optimal use of this technology in the national hydraulic network of Benin to supply populations with electrical energy. https://journal.nsps.org.ng/index.php/jnsps/article/view/1263Hydroelectricity, flow, experimentation, energy inaccessibility, Archimedean screw, low water period. |
| spellingShingle | Mahouton Justine Carine ADJASSA Gabin KOTO N'GOBI Hagninou Elagnon Venance DONNOU Clément Adéyèmi KOUCHADE Basile Bruno KOUNOUHEWA Generation of Electricity From a Hydraulic Turbine in the Djonou River (Benin) Journal of Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences Hydroelectricity, flow, experimentation, energy inaccessibility, Archimedean screw, low water period. |
| title | Generation of Electricity From a Hydraulic Turbine in the Djonou River (Benin) |
| title_full | Generation of Electricity From a Hydraulic Turbine in the Djonou River (Benin) |
| title_fullStr | Generation of Electricity From a Hydraulic Turbine in the Djonou River (Benin) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generation of Electricity From a Hydraulic Turbine in the Djonou River (Benin) |
| title_short | Generation of Electricity From a Hydraulic Turbine in the Djonou River (Benin) |
| title_sort | generation of electricity from a hydraulic turbine in the djonou river benin |
| topic | Hydroelectricity, flow, experimentation, energy inaccessibility, Archimedean screw, low water period. |
| url | https://journal.nsps.org.ng/index.php/jnsps/article/view/1263 |
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