Evaluation of methods for reducing the total cost in rural water pumping stations in Iran: a case study

Research Article| January 07 2016 Evaluation of methods for reducing the total cost in rural water pumping stations in Iran: a case study Saeid Mohammadzade Negharchi; Saeid Mohammadzade Negharchi 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Rouzbeh Shafaghat; Rouzbeh Shafaghat 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran E-mail: rshafaghat@nit.ac.ir Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Ahmadreza Najafi; Ahmadreza Najafi 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Delavar Babazade Delavar Babazade 2Rural Water Co. (ABFAR) of Mazandaran, Sari, Iran Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2016) 65 (3): 277–293. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2016.070 Article history Received: May 22 2015 Accepted: November 26 2015 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation Saeid Mohammadzade Negharchi, Rouzbeh Shafaghat, Ahmadreza Najafi, Delavar Babazade; Evaluation of methods for reducing the total cost in rural water pumping stations in Iran: a case study. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 12 May 2016; 65 (3): 277–293. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2016.070 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex With regard to increasing energy costs, the issue of reducing energy consumption can be vital and essential. Pumping systems are one of the most widely used energy consuming systems in the water supply network. This work studies the optimization of Goharbaran pump station in Sari (Iran) with the purpose of achieving some extendable effective strategies which can be applied to the other ABFAR pump stations. After the field study, identifying the existing systems, and considering different methods of optimization, three methods have been analyzed and discussed in detail, i.e. using variable speed drives, selection of an appropriate pump arrangement, and load transfer from peak hours. The results show that determination of the exact operating point of the characteristic pump curves and considering the specific energy consumption index in the pump selection can significantly decrease the energy consumption. Also, it is found that utilizing appropriate planning for telemetry can lead to an adequate reduction in the consumption costs. Pilot pump station (the pump station chosen for investigation) results indicate that combining the two approaches of load transmission and selection of an appropriate pump can lead to a decrease in the operation cost of up to 36%, and also a considerable reduction (17.8%) in the energy consumption. energy cost, optimization, pumping station, selecting the appropriate pump, variable frequency drives, water supply system © IWA Publishing 2016 You do not currently have access to this content.