INVESTIGATION PERFORMANCE OF PICO HYDRO WATER PIPE TURBINE

The flow of water in the pipeline for household needs is a source energy that can generate electrical through Pico hydro turbines or small-power turbines. experiment has been conducted on 10 Watt turbine mounted pipe against changes discharge. performance analysis experimentally (actual) and theoretically (ideal). results showed greater discharge flow, power generated by turbine. In tests with maximum 8.9 l/min, actual 1.121 Watts, torque 0.005 Nm rotation speed 2146.8 rpm efficiency 12.59%; while ideal based Euler equation 4.2 Watts 0.016 Nm. So, be only 26.67% ideal. Efficiency decreases increased discharge; this test, was 24.89% at 5.8 L/min