Small-Scale Hydropower and Energy Recovery Using Water Hammer Effects

This is an overview of the principles and practical applications of small-scale hydropower and energy recovery using water hammer effects. It offers new insights for engineers, technicians, and students alike, bridging the gap between theory and practice. The book shows that the excessive working pressure of water transmission lines has led to an increase in water accidents and water loss and how this excessive pressure of water can be converted to electrical power.

Inside this book, you will also find:

• In-depth explanations and visual aids along with numerous explanatory figures.
• Detailed discussions on key concepts, making complex ideas accessible and understandable.
• The standard and advanced protective measures, and thorough risk assessment methodologies to ensure the safety and reliability of hydropower systems.
• The hydraulic analysis, based on the simulation of Hammer, Fluent, Gambit, and ANSYS Meshing software by selecting the most suitable location for installing the hydro generator for dumping the excessive working pressure.
• Practical advice through networked sensors, and the Internet of Things (IoT) on effectively controlling water excessive working pressure and how to convert this pressure to electricity power in a district metering area (DMA).

Ana Cristina Faria Ribeiro is a researcher in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Her areas of scientific activity is physical chemistry and electrochemistry. Her main areas of research interest are the transport properties of ionic and non-ionic components in aqueous solutions. Dr Ribeiro obtained her PhD and Habilitation from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

A. K. Haghi is a retired professor and is currently a research associate at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Professor Haghi holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina (USA) and holds two MSc degrees, one in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University (USA) and the other in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France). He was awarded a PhD in engineering sciences at Université de Franche-Comté (France). He has written, co-written, edited, or co-edited more than 1000 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in refereed journals with over 4300 citations and an h-index of 35, according to Google Scholar database.