Design and Manufacture of Portable Screw Turbine of Pico Hydro Power Plant for Road Lighting in Rural Area

  • Nofriadi Nofriadi Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Riau, Indonesia
  • Azridjal Aziz Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Riau, Indonesia
  • Rahmat Iman Mainil Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Riau, Indonesia
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.36842/jomase.v67i1.330

Abstract

This study aims to design and manufacture a portable screw turbine of pico hydro power plant for road lighting in rural area. The portable screw turbine has the specifications of a turbine diameter of 23 cm, length of 1 m, number of threads of 5, shaft diameter of 6 cm and pitch of 22 cm. This screw turbine was tested by varying several turbine tilts angles, namely 15°, 30°, 45° and 60° with a flow rate used of 0.0054 m3/s. In field test was carried out at an angle of 30° with a flow rate of 0.125 m3/s. The test results show the angle of inclination of turbine affects the mechanical performance. Testing the 45° angle produced a mechanical power of 18.857 Watts with an efficiency of 35.669%. In the field testing was produced a generator power of 4 Watts. This screw turbine is expected to be another alternative as a pico-hydro scale power plant.

Published
Mar 30, 2023
How to Cite
NOFRIADI, Nofriadi; AZIZ, Azridjal; MAINIL, Rahmat Iman. Design and Manufacture of Portable Screw Turbine of Pico Hydro Power Plant for Road Lighting in Rural Area. Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering-, [S.l.], v. 67, n. 1, p. 1-6, mar. 2023. ISSN 2527-6085. Available at: <https://isomase.org/Journals/index.php/jomase/article/view/330>. Date accessed: 25 oct. 2025. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.36842/jomase.v67i1.330.
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Vol 67 No 1 (2023): Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering- (JOMAse)
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