Investigation on pump as turbine (PAT) technical aspects for micro hydropower schemes: A state-of-the-art review

M Binama, WT Su, XB Li, FC Li, XZ Wei, S An - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy is unarguably the key factor for today's economic and social development within
nations. Electricity as one of many energy forms is a critical input to developing countries in …

Theoretical, experimental, and numerical methods to predict the best efficiency point of centrifugal pump as turbine

T Lin, Z Zhu, X Li, J Li, Y Lin - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The best efficiency point prediction of the pump as turbine (PAT) is one of the key issues for
its application. In the present paper, a theoretical method based on the impeller-volute …

[HTML][HTML] Capped piston: A promising design to reduce compressibility effects, pressure ripple and cavitation for high-speed and high-pressure axial piston pumps

Q Chao, Z Xu, J Tao, C Liu - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Raising rotational speed and operating pressure is an effective way to increase the power
density of axial piston pumps. However, the axial piston pump with standard hollow pistons …

Review of methods used for selecting pumps as turbines (PATs) and predicting their characteristic curves

M Amelio, S Barbarelli, D Schinello - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of Pumps As Turbines (PATs) can be the best solution for exploiting small hydraulic
resources. Pump manufacturers do not provide the performances of their machines running …

Numerical simulation and experimental study of transient characteristics in an axial flow pump during start-up

S Fu, Y Zheng, K Kan, H Chen, X Han, X Liang, H Liu… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to explore the impact load and instantaneous fluid pressure of transient flow on
pump station system under the nonregulative operating conditions, the transient …

Experimental activity at test rig validating correlations to select pumps running as turbines in microhydro plants

S Barbarelli, M Amelio, G Florio - Energy conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of hydraulic pumps running as turbines offers several advantages with respect to
traditional turbines. The possibility of predicting the performances of a pump running as a …

Numerical and experimental investigations on inflow loss in the energy recovery turbines with back-curved and front-curved impeller based on the entropy generation …

B Qi, D Zhang, L Geng, R Zhao, BPM Van Esch - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Pump as turbine (PAT) is one of the economical and effective energy recovery devices in
small hydropower stations. A back-curved PAT and a front-curved PAT were designed, and …

Selection and performance prediction of a pump as a turbine for power generation applications

A Nasir, E Dribssa, M Girma, HB Madessa - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The high price of purpose-made turbines always represents an active challenge when
utilizing pico-and micro-hydropower resources. Pumps as turbines (PATs) are a promising …

Experimental study on performance predictions of pumps as turbine

M Le Marre, P Mandin, JL Lanoisellé… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pumps as turbine can be utilized in water systems to convert waste energy into electricity
and reduce leakage rates, offering an effective and affordable solution. Accurately …

Performance improvement of forward-curved impeller with an adequate outlet swirl using in centrifugal pump as turbine

T Wang, R Xiang, H Yu, M Zhou - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Pump as turbine (PAT) is a type of economical energy recovery device that is widely used in
micro-hydropower plants and energy recovery. A special impeller with forward-curved …