SWAT analysis of Ikere Gorge basin for hydrokinetic power estimation in selected rural settlements of Oke Ogun, Nigeria
The issue of power generation is the bane of rural development. Power availability will not only raise standard of living but will also enhance people livelihood. This work examines the application of soil and water Assessment Tool (SWAT) in hydrological analysis of upper catchment of Ikere Gorge Ba...
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| author | Wahab Salau Ifabiyi Ifatokun Paul Adeogun Adeniyi Ganiyu |
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| description | The issue of power generation is the bane of rural development. Power availability will not only raise standard of living but will also enhance people livelihood. This work examines the application of soil and water Assessment Tool (SWAT) in hydrological analysis of upper catchment of Ikere Gorge Basin for hydrokinetic energy estimation. The operation of hydrokinetic turbines depends on river flow and pressure head (∆H). SWATGIS system was used to determine the hydrological parameters of the sub-basins. SWAT is a version of ArcGIS Software. The result of the analysis was used to estimate the theoretical hydrokinetic power potential of the selected basins. The total theoretical hydrokinetic energy potential of the 10 basin selected was estimated as 36.4 MW. Potential hydrokinetic energy was computed using a theoretical procedure, assuming a head of 0.3 meters and a constant weight of water at 9800 n/m³. The hydrokinetic energy potential was highest in Oshe at Onikankan (9.542 MW) and lowest in Kojuoba at Olonje (0 MW). The SWAT software was later used to create Geo-database for each catchment of Hydrologic Response Unit (HURs) of the basin under study. A spatial structured query language (SSQL) was used to perform query analysis on the potential of the sites selected for hydrokinetic energy estimation.
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| spelling | doaj.art-cae6a25bfa5142eea77c1047174930852022-12-22T03:26:02ZengUniversity of RuhunaRuhuna Journal of Science1800-279X1800-279X2017-06-0181244310.4038/rjs.v8i1.24SWAT analysis of Ikere Gorge basin for hydrokinetic power estimation in selected rural settlements of Oke Ogun, NigeriaWahab Salau0Ifabiyi Ifatokun Paul1Adeogun Adeniyi Ganiyu2Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences, Federal University Kashere, PMB 182, Gombe State, NigeriaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, NigeriaDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Kwara State University, P.M.B 1530, Malete, NigeriaThe issue of power generation is the bane of rural development. Power availability will not only raise standard of living but will also enhance people livelihood. This work examines the application of soil and water Assessment Tool (SWAT) in hydrological analysis of upper catchment of Ikere Gorge Basin for hydrokinetic energy estimation. The operation of hydrokinetic turbines depends on river flow and pressure head (∆H). SWATGIS system was used to determine the hydrological parameters of the sub-basins. SWAT is a version of ArcGIS Software. The result of the analysis was used to estimate the theoretical hydrokinetic power potential of the selected basins. The total theoretical hydrokinetic energy potential of the 10 basin selected was estimated as 36.4 MW. Potential hydrokinetic energy was computed using a theoretical procedure, assuming a head of 0.3 meters and a constant weight of water at 9800 n/m³. The hydrokinetic energy potential was highest in Oshe at Onikankan (9.542 MW) and lowest in Kojuoba at Olonje (0 MW). The SWAT software was later used to create Geo-database for each catchment of Hydrologic Response Unit (HURs) of the basin under study. A spatial structured query language (SSQL) was used to perform query analysis on the potential of the sites selected for hydrokinetic energy estimation. Keywords.http://rjs.ruh.ac.lk/index.php/rjs/article/view/133/168SWAT GIShydrokineticshydraulic headIkere GorgeHRUs |
| spellingShingle | Wahab Salau Ifabiyi Ifatokun Paul Adeogun Adeniyi Ganiyu SWAT analysis of Ikere Gorge basin for hydrokinetic power estimation in selected rural settlements of Oke Ogun, Nigeria Ruhuna Journal of Science SWAT GIS hydrokinetics hydraulic head Ikere Gorge HRUs |
| title | SWAT analysis of Ikere Gorge basin for hydrokinetic power estimation in selected rural settlements of Oke Ogun, Nigeria |
| title_full | SWAT analysis of Ikere Gorge basin for hydrokinetic power estimation in selected rural settlements of Oke Ogun, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | SWAT analysis of Ikere Gorge basin for hydrokinetic power estimation in selected rural settlements of Oke Ogun, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | SWAT analysis of Ikere Gorge basin for hydrokinetic power estimation in selected rural settlements of Oke Ogun, Nigeria |
| title_short | SWAT analysis of Ikere Gorge basin for hydrokinetic power estimation in selected rural settlements of Oke Ogun, Nigeria |
| title_sort | swat analysis of ikere gorge basin for hydrokinetic power estimation in selected rural settlements of oke ogun nigeria |
| topic | SWAT GIS hydrokinetics hydraulic head Ikere Gorge HRUs |
| url | http://rjs.ruh.ac.lk/index.php/rjs/article/view/133/168 |
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