Design and optimization of a pico turbine for water disinfection systems

用于水消毒系统的微型涡轮机的设计和优化

• 批准号: 485638-2015
• 负责人: Bilton, Amy
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=585099
• 关键词: Design; optimization; pico; turbine; water

Formarum is a Toronto-based company focused on the development of water disinfection systems. They are developing a small independent unit which can be mounted inline to disinfect water for swimming pools and drinking water applications. Their innovative and award winning technology requires no external power or control inputs. As such, the system is required to generate it's own power from the water flowing through the device using a pico-hydro turbine. The company would benefit from an improved turbine to extract energy from the water flow more efficiently. The Water and Energy Research Laboratory (WERL) at the University of Toronto has both expertise in the development of hydro turbines for the parallel application of reverse osmosis desalination systems and applied optimization methods. In this research project, the WERL will work with Formarum to develop methodology for the design of pico-hydro turbines for their water-disinfection application. The project will consist of a trade-study to determine the appropriate system configuration, analysis of the configuration using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools, then systematic design optimization studies. The design studies will be used to configure a prototype which will be tested at the University of Toronto and then at the Formarum facility in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

Formarum 是一家总部位于多伦多的公司，专注于水消毒系统的开发。他们是 开发一个小型独立装置，可以在线安装以对游泳池和水进行消毒 饮用水应用。他们的创新且屡获殊荣的技术不需要外部电源或 控制输入​​。因此，系统需要利用流经系统的水来产生自己的电力。 使用微型水力涡轮机的装置。该公司将受益于改进的涡轮机来提取能源 更有效地从水流中获得。 多伦多大学水与能源研究实验室 (WERL) 拥有以下方面的专业知识： 反渗透海水淡化系统并联应用水轮机的研制及应用 优化方法。在这个研究项目中，WERL 将与 Formarum 合作开发方法论 设计用于水消毒应用的微型水力涡轮机。该项目将包括 权衡研究以确定适当的系统配置，使用配置分析 计算流体动力学 (CFD) 工具，然后进行系统设计优化研究。设计研究 将用于配置原型，该原型将在多伦多大学进行测试，然后在 位于安大略省列治文山的 Formarum 工厂。