Design and •Project Advisor:

Fabrication of •Dr. Abdur Rehman Mazhar

•Group Members:
a Pico •Ahtasham Ahmad Virk

Hydropower •Muhammad Fouzan Butt

•Ahsen Ali

Generation •Abdussalam Majid

System
 Introduction
• In-pipe hydropower generation system is mainly composed of overhead water storage tank which provides the water
head and the mass flowrate of water within the pipe, in-pipe hydro turbine which produces mechanical energy and a
generator which converts the mechanical energy to electrical energy.

Background
• In applications such as high-rise residential buildings, water transmission lines and distribution networks, it is important
to regulate the pressure within the pipeline to ensure no water leakages and pipe failure.
• Previously, pressure regulation valves were utilized is such applications which regulated the pressure within the pipeline
by increasing the water head losses which resulted in the dissipation of the system’s potential energy.
• Therefore, in-pipe hydropower generation systems provide a modern method to simultaneously regulate the pressure
within the water pipeline and produce electricity using the system’s potential energy.

Motivation
• In these modern times, there is a high demand for clean and safe energy production methods.
• Therefore, in-pipe hydropower generation systems use the concept of energy harvesting which results in the overall
reduction of Carbon Dioxide emissions.
• Furthermore, after a certain payback period, , in-pipe hydropower generation systems become self sustainable.

No. Research Paper
1 “Micro hydropower generation
from water supply system in high
rise buildings using pump as
turbines.” by Jiyun Du et al.
2 “Energy generation from grey
water in high raised buildings:
The case of India.” by Prabir
Sarkar et al.
3 “Recovering energy by hydro-
turbines application in water
transmission pipelines: A case
study west of Saudi Arabia” by
Youssef Itani et al.
4 “Comparative analysis of mini
hydro turbines for Bumaji
Stream, Boki, Cross River State,
Nigeria” by Roland
Uhunmwangho et al.
Literature Review
Findings
An average residential building of 26 storeys
was selected in which pump as turbine (PAT)
was selected to regulate pressure and harness
electricity. It was concluded that the maximum
electrical power output was 100 W at the
design flowrate of 10 m3/h.
A residential building of 20 storeys was
selected in which a Pelton turbine was selected.
The grey water was collected in a tank placed
on the 10th floor. It was concluded that the
electrical output of the system was around
6.825 KWh.
A water transmission pipeline was selected in
which multiple in-pipe hydro turbines were
utilized to minimize the Carbon Dioxide
emissions and harness electricity. It was
concluded that the electrical power output was
5750 KW and the overall Carbon Dioxide
emissions reduced by 35,925 tons yearly.
Analysis of mini hydro turbines was conducted
in the Bumaji stream in Nigeria during the
rainy season. It was concluded that the
electrical power output ranged from 670 W to
748 W.
Research Gap
1. It does not cater for small domestic applications such as common
residential households in both urban and rural areas, offices,
swimming pools, university buildings, etc.
2. It is restricted only to water flow coming from overhead storage
tanks.
1. It does not cater for small domestic applications such as common
residential households in both urban and rural areas, offices,
swimming pools, university buildings, etc.
2. The Pelton turbine cannot be used for in-pipe hydropower generation
systems.
3. It is restricted only to water flow coming from overhead storage tanks.
1. It does not cater for small domestic applications such as common
residential households in both urban and rural areas, offices,
swimming pools, university buildings, etc.
2. This application possesses extremely high-water head and flowrate
within the pipeline.
1. It does not cater for small domestic applications such as common
residential households in both urban and rural areas, offices,
swimming pools, university buildings, etc.
2. The proposed system is not an in-pipe hydropower generation system.
 Project Deliverables Methodology
• Design and manufacturing of multiple
turbines.
• Testing the fabricated in-pipe Pico
hydropower generation system both
theoretically and experimentally.
• Using the experimental and theoretical data,
predict the performance and output of the in-
pipe Pico hydropower generation system in
similar domestic applications.
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1 Literature review

2 Turbine selection and

design

3 Fabrication

4 Testing and Simulation

5 Similar Application
Progress