Design of a Water Pressure Boosting System for Pressure-Driven Demand in a Distribution Network

Latchooomun, L., Sockalingum, T., Poulle, K. Virasamy, King, R. T. F. Ah, Busawon, Krishna and Barbot, J. P. (2019) Design of a Water Pressure Boosting System for Pressure-Driven Demand in a Distribution Network. In: 2018 5th International Symposium on Environment-Friendly Energies and Applications (EFEA). IEEE. ISBN 978-1-5386-5518-4

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Abstract

In pressure-driven demand of a water distribution network, booster pumps are so much sollicited online that they can cycle on and off several times in an hour. Coupling the pumps with a variable speed drive does not offer much benefit since at reduced speeds and flows, pressure increases, shifting the operation point from the best efficiency zone. Another alternative is to use a hydropneumatic tank which reacts to pressure changes and at the same time prevents pressure fluctuations online. In this paper, we design a new version of the hydropneumatic tank system to supply water at a steady flow using a centrifugal pump coupled with a variable speed drive in order to maintain a constant air pressure inside the tank. Results of simulation show that the system can achieve higher stability and energy efficiency compared to direct pumping without compromising customer demand.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Water Pressure Booster System (WPBS), Variable Speed Drive (VSD, Hydropneumatic tank, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Water Distribution Network (WDN)
Subjects:	H900 Others in Engineering
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	06 Jun 2019 10:53
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2019 18:31
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/39527

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