Evaluation of small hydropower turbines installed downstream of Nile River branches (Egypt)
Abstract The current study proposes a new strategy for using small hydroelectric turbines in downstream river branches with the least amount of construction and the lowest cost by comparing two different methods of installing the turbines, the first by installing the turbines at the river's bot...
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| author | Mohamed E.A.E. Ahmed M. Attia Abdellatif Ahmed A. A. Attia Ahmed Farouk Deifalla Mostafa E. A. Elsayed M. A. Abdelrahman |
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| description | Abstract The current study proposes a new strategy for using small hydroelectric turbines in downstream river branches with the least amount of construction and the lowest cost by comparing two different methods of installing the turbines, the first by installing the turbines at the river's bottom and the second by installing the turbines on floating boats. The methodology of this article is based on predicting the distribution of velocities through the watercourse using experimental data collected at various points in the river's depth, and then predicting the resulting electrical power for different sizes of turbines, as well as estimating the number of turbines for each row and the number of rows along the river. Therefore, Investigate the proposed systems. The proposed small hydropower system's economic viability and environmental impact are investigated in this article. According to the nature of the waterway, the best diameter of a turbine that can be used is 1.5 m based on water velocities and river depths. The proposed power plant generated 25.8 kW per single turbine row, with an estimated cost of produced power (0.035 USD/kWh) of approximately 20 turbines installed per row. Compared to other renewable energy sources, the proposed hydropower system is cost-effective and environmentally friendly, as generating electricity with the proposed small hydropower plant could reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 368 tones of CO2 per single turbine row. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5315dcecd253444a9fb7ab0edf41398f2023-11-20T09:13:35ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-09-0113111210.1038/s41598-023-41775-1Evaluation of small hydropower turbines installed downstream of Nile River branches (Egypt)Mohamed E.A.E. Ahmed 0M. Attia Abdellatif1Ahmed A. A. Attia2Ahmed Farouk Deifalla3Mostafa E. A. Elsayed4M. A. Abdelrahman5Combustion and Energy Technology Lab., Mechanical Engineering Department, Shoubra Faculty of Engineering, Benha UniversityNational Water Research Center, Mechanical and Electrical Research Institute, Ministry of Water Resources and IrrigationCombustion and Energy Technology Lab., Mechanical Engineering Department, Shoubra Faculty of Engineering, Benha UniversityStructural Engineering and Construction Management, Future University in EgyptCombustion and Energy Technology Lab., Mechanical Engineering Department, Shoubra Faculty of Engineering, Benha UniversityCombustion and Energy Technology Lab., Mechanical Engineering Department, Shoubra Faculty of Engineering, Benha UniversityAbstract The current study proposes a new strategy for using small hydroelectric turbines in downstream river branches with the least amount of construction and the lowest cost by comparing two different methods of installing the turbines, the first by installing the turbines at the river's bottom and the second by installing the turbines on floating boats. The methodology of this article is based on predicting the distribution of velocities through the watercourse using experimental data collected at various points in the river's depth, and then predicting the resulting electrical power for different sizes of turbines, as well as estimating the number of turbines for each row and the number of rows along the river. Therefore, Investigate the proposed systems. The proposed small hydropower system's economic viability and environmental impact are investigated in this article. According to the nature of the waterway, the best diameter of a turbine that can be used is 1.5 m based on water velocities and river depths. The proposed power plant generated 25.8 kW per single turbine row, with an estimated cost of produced power (0.035 USD/kWh) of approximately 20 turbines installed per row. Compared to other renewable energy sources, the proposed hydropower system is cost-effective and environmentally friendly, as generating electricity with the proposed small hydropower plant could reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 368 tones of CO2 per single turbine row.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41775-1 |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed E.A.E. Ahmed M. Attia Abdellatif Ahmed A. A. Attia Ahmed Farouk Deifalla Mostafa E. A. Elsayed M. A. Abdelrahman Evaluation of small hydropower turbines installed downstream of Nile River branches (Egypt) Scientific Reports |
| title | Evaluation of small hydropower turbines installed downstream of Nile River branches (Egypt) |
| title_full | Evaluation of small hydropower turbines installed downstream of Nile River branches (Egypt) |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of small hydropower turbines installed downstream of Nile River branches (Egypt) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of small hydropower turbines installed downstream of Nile River branches (Egypt) |
| title_short | Evaluation of small hydropower turbines installed downstream of Nile River branches (Egypt) |
| title_sort | evaluation of small hydropower turbines installed downstream of nile river branches egypt |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41775-1 |
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