Open AccessProduction of Energy from Water Flow Output in Fish Tank
Author(s) -
Muniandy Sivasambu,
Nik Aziz bin Nik Ali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
universiti malaysia terengganu journal of undergraduate research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2637-1138
DOI - 10.46754/umtjur.v2i1.101
Subject(s) - hydropower , renewable energy , environmental science , water flow , environmental engineering , electricity , wastewater , electric potential energy , energy supply , engineering , energy (signal processing) , electrical engineering , statistics , mathematics
Nowadays, the world is confronting the increasing energy demand, reduction of emissions and security of energy supply. The high energy demand leads to a severe problem, and we need to reduce the usage of non-renewable energy to avoid adverse climate change. Thus, renewable energy is an important role obtained from the natural environment and can be replenished naturally from those sources without environmental degradation. Water energy is one of the most promising renewable energy sources today, especially in the aquaculture industry. Hydropower played a vital role in producing large scale power and electricity. This study was set up to determine the electrical energy output depending on the different sizes and shapes of tanks. It is also to measure the water flow rate based on different size and shape tanks. Besides, the Pelton type of water turbine generator micro-hydroelectric DC 12V output was used in this experiment. Two types of tanks (rectangular and circular) with three different sizes (0.5 ton, 1.0 ton and 2.0 ton) were tested to measure high value of output energy (V) and flow rate (m3/s) by using clear water and wastewater. The result significantly shows that the circular tank had a higher water flow rate and output energy than the rectangular tank due to higher gravitational force, where the outlet placed in the middle and edge of the tank, respectively. The finding of this study benefits the aquaculture industry, where it introduced an alternative and cheaper method of reusing wastewater, reducing the cost maintenances and enhancing the profit of the business.