DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ULTRA SMALL HYDRO POWER

GENERATOR
 
By
 
BENJAMIN WACHE MUALLAH (15/39495U/2)
JOHN JOSEPH (15/39236U/2)
KANISKU PATRICK MOHAMMED (15/39365U/2)
 
 
A PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL/PRODUCTION ENGINEERING, FACULY OF
ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, ABUBAKAR
TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY, BAUCHI.
 
 
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD
OF B.ENG IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
 
 
MARCH, 2021
 INTRODUCTION
 PROBLEM STATEMNET
 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
 METHODOLUGY
 EXPECTED RESULTS
 CONCLUTION

CONTENT OF PRESENTATION
 INTRODUTION
Energy has been in great demand for human development in years and has remained
a source of primary and secondary requirement for advanced development.
Moving water is a powerful source of energy that is harnessed to provide clean, fast,
and flexible electricity generation. Hydropower is currently the largest source of
renewable electricity worldwide and represents a reliable and domestic resource
that can power millions of Nigerian homes and businesses. Hydroelectric energy
has been used in the United States since the 1880s and currently produces 6%–7%
of the nation’s total electricity.1 DOE estimates that the United States possesses
significant additional hydroelectric generating capacity at existing dams and
manmade waterways, and at new, undeveloped low-impact sites.
The Water Power Program helps industry harness this renewable, emissions-free
resource to generate environmentally sustainable and cost-effective electricity.
Through support for public, private, and nonprofit efforts, the Water Power Program
promotes the development, demonstration, and deployment of advanced
hydropower devices and pumped storage hydropower applications.
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
The low power generation in Nigeria had hindered her economic
growth and industrialization. The nation had carried out various
reforms to ameliorate the electric power crisis but all to no avail.
The electric power crisis has made so many industries to relocate
to more environmental friendly nations. Furthermore, the terrible
state of the nation’s basic infrastructure such as water supply,
health care system and petroleum product distribution are all
symptom of an economy that is insalubrious because of the
nations’ incapability to meet electric power demand. The subject
of power generation in Nigeria is interesting, vital and worthy of
investigation.
AIM AND OBJECTIVES:
The aim of the project is to design and construct an ultra-
small hydro power generator for rural electrification
system.

The Objectives Of This Project Are:

• Select the proper materials for To construct an ultra-
small hydo power generator
• To Design a small hydro power generator
• To construct an ultra-small hydro power generator
• To test the generator
• The scope of this study is to
construct a small hydro power
generator to provide electricity to
small communities to power their
home.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

MATERIALS
DESIGN PARAMETERS
CONSTRUCTION
TESTING

METHODOLOGY
• 50/500mm Angle Iron
• Three Ball Bearings
• Couplings
• 1mm And 2 Mm Steel Plate
• 2.5 Inch Diameter/1mm Thick Holo Shaft

• ITEMS
 The 70amp/12v Alternator
 Testing Bulbs
 Wire

MATERIALS
• Design Of Electromechanical Equipment
Determination Of Power Output
P=G*Q*H* O * ρW
• Design of Archimedes Screws
• Archimedes Screw Geometry and Parameters.
• Flow Rate and Leakage Models
•  
Q=αQMAX(AE/AMAX)β(ω/ωM)ϒ
• Torque and Power Models
• Generator Output

Design parameters
Fabrication of the tubine blades
construction of the frame
Construction of the alternator seating
and housing
Mountiing of the bearings and coupling
Assembly of various compactments

CONSTRUCTIONS
TESTING OF THE FABRICATION
WILL BE DONE WERE THERE IS
AVAILABILTY OF STREAM OF
WATER.

TESTING
At the end of this project we expect to
successfully design and construct the
hydro power generator with a proposed
capacity of 840watt of power and to be
able to serve the porpose of supplying the
required power to rural area in Nigeria

EXPECTED RESULT.
The objective of this project is to design for
construction a small hydropower generator
capable of producing 840Watt because access
to basic electricity was realized to be a major
problem in rural nigeria So, the idea came to
design a hydro-power plant as an alternative
energy source that can be used in rural areas

CONCLUTIONS