Energy recovery strategies in water distribution networks: Literature review and future directions in the net-zero transition

C Giudicianni, D Mitrovic, W Wu, G Ferrarese… - Urban Water …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Water distribution networks (WDNs) are significant users of energy and contributors to
greenhouse gas emissions. Energy recovery strategies (ERSs) have potential for switching …

Small hydropower generation using pump as turbine; a smart solution for the development of Pakistan's energy

A Ali, J Yuan, H Javed, Q Si, I Fall, IE Ohiemi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Energy supply that is sustainable, effective, and economical has a strong association with
socio-economic growth, particularly in developing countries such as Pakistan. Due to the …

Entropy generation minimization of a pump running in reverse mode based on surrogate models and NSGA-II

MM Ghorani, MHS Haghighi, A Riasi - International Communications in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pumps in reverse function are one of the most cost-effective industrial devices to generate
power from small hydropower capacities. Due to the fact that the pump components are not …

Geometrical optimization of pump-as-turbine (PAT) impellers for enhancing energy efficiency with 1-D theory

L Wang, SN Asomani, J Yuan, D Appiah - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a multi-objective optimization strategy for pump-as-turbines (PAT),
which relies on one-dimensional theory and analysis of geometrical parameters. In this …

[HTML][HTML] One-dimensional pump geometry prediction modeling for energy loss analysis of pumps working as turbines

DT Bantelay, G Gebresenbet, BT Admasu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pumps as turbine (PAT) for small-scale hydropower, pressure relief valves, and hydro-
pumping applications have recently gained popularity. In contrast to conventional turbines …

A Field Investigation of Stability Characteristics of Pressure Fluctuation and Vibration in Prototype Pump Turbine at Multiple Working Points

H Hu, M Xia, X Song, W Zhao, W Wang, Z Wang - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In practical operation, pump turbines typically operate far from their designed working points,
which has a significant impact on the stability of the unit's operation. In this paper, we …

Performance analysis of geometrically optimized PaT at turbine mode: A perspective of entropy production evaluation

Z Wang, W Luo, B Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In the field of hydroelectric power, Pump as Turbine (PaT) is an important tool to achieve
recycling the redundant kinetic energy in small stream/rivers. However, due to the …

A numerical investigation into the PAT hydrodynamic response to impeller rotational speed variation

M Binama, K Kan, HX Chen, Y Zheng, DQ Zhou, WT Su… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The utilization of pump as turbines (PATs) within water distribution systems for energy
regulation and hydroelectricity generation purposes has increasingly attracted the energy …

Design method based on a new slip-diffusion parameter of centrifugal pump for multiple conditions in wide operation region

Y Lu, L Tan - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Centrifugal pumps are widely used in industrial production, agricultural irrigation, water
transportation, energy storage pump station and ocean engineering, and the development …

Performance and unsteady flow characteristic of forward-curved impeller with different blade inlet swept angles in a pump as turbine

T Wang, H Yu, R Xiang, XM Chen, X Zhang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As an economical energy recovery device, a pump as turbine (PAT) is widely used in micro
hydropower and energy recovery fields. Compared with an original impeller, a special …