19. On the Hydropower Energy Generation from Pipelines

The primary objective of this study is to analyse the electrical power output generated from water flow in pipelines by using a suitable method to carry out the experiment. Hydroelectric power generation is widely used in Malaysian to generate electricity for consumer. As it comes with the function of a dam that collects water and the water flows from high level to low level that passes through turbine to generate electricity based on their capacity. For ship usage itself, the electricity is generated using diesel generators. If one applies the principle of hydroelectric power generation on ship, one can reduce the fuel consumption and dependency toward the generator. As pipelines are widely used in ship systems, there is always pressure in it no matter type of fluid in it. Moreover, only little alteration must be made to the system when applied by ship owners. The system consists of a turbine inside the pipeline connected to the shaft that rotates the rotor to generate electricity that can be stored using batteries or distributed for ship usage.