GRAVITATIONAL

WATER VORTEX POWER

PLANT
 GROUP MEMBERS

Ali Haider UW-11-ME-BSc-004

Mubeen Azhar UW-11-ME-BSc-022
Zulfiqar Ahmad UW-11-ME-BSc-024
Bilal Ubaid UW-11-ME-BSc-060
Muhammad Zeeshan UW-11-ME-BSc-066
SUPERVISOR

Engineer Nabi Ahmad

OBJECTIVE
To create demonstration model of low head hydroelectric power plant that makes use
of kinetic energy inherent in an artificially induced vortex
To create an efficient and ecofriendly low head power plant
INTRODUCTION
most of the low head hydro power plant has not been able to generate electricity an
acceptable efficiency of 60%.
The idea of gravitational water vortex power plant claims that such power plant is
able to generate electricity at an acceptable efficiency of 70% besides having the
advantage of low cost in building and maintaining it
Require low head from 0.7 to 3 meters and flow rate from 0.005 to 20 m3/s and
with power out put 0.5 to 160KW
MECHANISM
Free vortex is artificially induced in designed basin having centered hole in bottom
acting as outflow
The water enters in the basin through inflow channel which ensures the uniform flow of
water
The water flows tangentially into basin with hole at bottom center creating free
vortex by using gravitational force
The dynamic force of water produced from vortex is concentrated on turbine which
extracts energy horizontally
COMPONENTS :

Inflow channel
Basin
Turbine
Base tank
Pump
Storage tank
Generator
STORAGE TANK
Capacity : 324 liters
Length : 600 mm
Width : 600 mm
Height : 900 mm
BASE TANK
Storage capacity: 162 liters
Tank length : 900mm
Tank width : 600mm
Tank height : 300mm
STORAGE AND BASE TANK
PUMP:
Centrifugal Pump
Capacity: 7.5 HP
3- phase 240/380 V, 50 Hz
Maximum pressure 10 m
Maximum flow 500 liter/min
2/2 “ inlet and outlet
INFLOW CHANNEL
inflow path channel is found to provide the best hydraulic cross section to create
uniform flow.
Channel width : 250mm
Channel length: 600mm
Channel Height: 500mm
BASIN
The component in which the free vortex is induced.
Basin has cylindrical shape having a discharge hole or orifice in its bottom center to
induce vortex
Basin height: 650 mm
Basin diameter: 600 mm
INFLOW CHANNEL AND BASIN
TURBINE
Runner length : 100mm
Runner diameter: 400mm
Shaft diameter : 80mm
Shaft length: 45mm
Number of blades: 5
Length of blades : 100 mm
GENERATOR
Single phase Induction generator of power 0.5 HP
CAD MODEL
FABRICATION PROGRESS
ADVANTAGES
Low cost in building and maintaining
More efficient than conventional low head plants
Distinguish by simple construction and low head service
Aeration and self purification of water
Stable temperature at vortex thus continuously producing watts