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Application of PAT Technology

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Pumps as Turbines

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A number of existing hydropower plants are described, which have a power generation capacity ranging between a few kW and a hundred kW, thus proving the extreme flexibility of PAT technology. Several different designs are shown, with the best solution depending on the power plant data and on the problem constraints. In addition, the layout of some pilot research systems and the main results obtained during testing are described. The reader will be able to discuss the technical solutions with reference to power plants already realized or under construction in water supply systems, comparing the expected and measured power plant efficiency. Suggestions about the best layout solution for the different cases, based on the results obtained in pilot plants, are provided.

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  1. Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy

    Armando Carravetta

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Shahram Derakhshan Houreh

  3. Department of Civil, Architecture and Georesources Engineering, CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 1049-001, Portugal

    Helena M. Ramos

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Carravetta, A., Derakhshan Houreh, S., Ramos, H.M. (2018). Application of PAT Technology. In: Pumps as Turbines. Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67507-7_9

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