PERFORMANCE OF A PROTOTYPE WINDMILL FOR WATER PUMPING IN KPAKUNGU COMMUNITY OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • MS Dalero MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
  • NA Musa MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

Keywords:

Energy, Kpakungu, mean wind speed, plunger, windmill.

Abstract

Water is the primary source of life for mankind and one of the most basic necessities for rural development. Most rural communities in Nigeria do not have access to potable water. This research considers the provision of water to a community in Nigeria using power from wind. The design results show that a 2.076m diameter windmill is required for pumping water from borehole through a total head of 45m to meet a daily demand of 3.5m3 of water. Performance test of the horizontal axis wind pump was carried out. The lowest measured wind speed during the test was 0.4 m/s, while the corresponding water discharge flowrate was 0.032 l/s. The highest flowrate of 0.113 l/s was recorded at a wind speed of 2.4 m/s. Computer simulation was carried out to validate the performance test of the prototype windmill. The results showed that water discharge is proportional to the wind speed.

 

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v39i4.15

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Published

2020-09-30

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 4 (2020): NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 4, OCTOBER 2020

Section

Chemical, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, Metallurgical, Petroleum & Production Engineering

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PERFORMANCE OF A PROTOTYPE WINDMILL FOR WATER PUMPING IN KPAKUNGU COMMUNITY OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA. (2020). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 39(4), 1085-1092. https://nijotech.com/index.php/nijotech/article/view/2446