Optimal Selection of Pumps As Turbines in Water Distribution Networks

Abstract

Pumps As Turbines (PATs) can be installed in Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) to couple pressure regulation and small-scale hydropower generation. The selection of PATs in WDNs needs proper knowledge about both the performances of machines available in the market and the operating conditions of the network. In this paper, a procedure for the preliminary selection of a PAT is proposed, based on the design of the main parameters (the head drop and the produced power at the Best Efficiency Point, the impeller diameter and the rotational speed) to both maximize the producible power and regulate the exceeding pressure.

Keywords

• Water Distribution Networks
• Pumps As Turbines
• centrifugal pumps
• electrical regulation
• optimal selection
• produced power