This paper expands on the results of the technical and economic feasibility analysis of substituting existing pressure reduction valves (PRVs) with pumps used as turbines (PaTs) in two real Italian water distribution networks (WDN), chosen as case studies, aiming at effective energy recovery. Water demand variability makes complex the selection of the right pump to be used as a turbine in a WDN maximizing its annual electric energy yield. Hence, this study describes an effective approach that permits us to identify the most suitable pumps, starting from the definition of the best efficiency points at which they should operate in reverse mode.
Pump as Turbine for the Energy Recovery in a Water Distribution Network: Two Italian (Apulian) Case Studies / Balacco, Gabriella; Binetti, Mario; Capurso, Tommaso; Stefanizzi, Michele; Torresi, Marco; Piccinni, Alberto Ferruccio. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PROCEEDINGS. - ISSN 2673-4931. - ELETTRONICO. - 2:1(2020). [10.3390/environsciproc2020002001]
Pump as Turbine for the Energy Recovery in a Water Distribution Network: Two Italian (Apulian) Case Studies
Balacco, Gabriella;Binetti, Mario;Capurso, Tommaso;Stefanizzi, Michele;Torresi, Marco;Piccinni, Alberto Ferruccio
2020-01-01
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This paper expands on the results of the technical and economic feasibility analysis of substituting existing pressure reduction valves (PRVs) with pumps used as turbines (PaTs) in two real Italian water distribution networks (WDN), chosen as case studies, aiming at effective energy recovery. Water demand variability makes complex the selection of the right pump to be used as a turbine in a WDN maximizing its annual electric energy yield. Hence, this study describes an effective approach that permits us to identify the most suitable pumps, starting from the definition of the best efficiency points at which they should operate in reverse mode.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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