Screw Shaft Flywheel Stabilizing Hydro Turbine for Run of River Installations

Abstract: Energy demand is on a steady increase due to population growth and economic pursuits which depend critically on energy. Nigeria boasts of many large and small rivers, but many rivers with low head and good flow are just flowing without being used for power generation for many years. The practice hitherto has been the procurement and installation of very costly gigantic hydropower stations requiring dams to hold water and create very enormous heads to drive the high capacity turbines. The Energy Commission of Nigeria, through its Centres in Bauchi and Nsukka devices a design to harness energy from flowing rivers without dam installations. This project proposes a run off river system and employs a reaction turbine of the version used in Archimedean screw pumps to proffer a holistic contraption to harness the energy of flowing water as the water continuously pushes the baffles all along the length of the screw shaft. A flywheel is incorporated at the shaft end to cushion fluctuations and maintain steady motion. This is a novel technology for energy provision especially in the rural areas where small rivers abound. 

Keywords: Power, Hydro, River, Turbine, Reaction, Screw, Shaft.

Title: Screw Shaft Flywheel Stabilizing Hydro Turbine for Run of River Installations

Author: Izuchukwu F. Okafor, Bappah A. Umar, Uche P. Chukwu, Michael C. Amonye

International Journal of Novel Research in Engineering and Science

ISSN 2394-7349

Vol. 10, Issue 1, March 2023 - August 2023

Page No: 13-20

Novelty Journals

Website: www.noveltyjournals.com

Published Date: 22-August-2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8272765

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