Development of Testing Equipment of Hydrokinetic Turbine Model to Support Implementation of the Laboratory Work

Abstract

Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Lampung has been established since 1998 and in the implementation of learning process at this departmen supported by ten laboratories, that is: Laboratory of CNC, Laboratory of Drafting, Laboratory of Materials, Laboratory of Manufactured, Laboratory of Computer, Laboratory of Industry Metrology, Laboratory of Structural Mechanics, Laboratory of Thermodynamics, Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics, and Laboratory of Combustion Engine. These laboratories are used as research means for the lecturers and the students and also for the implementation of the subject of available laboratory work in the curriculum of Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Lampung, One of the subjects of laboratory work is machine performance, where this laboratory work is carried out in three laboratories, that is Laboratory of Thermodynamics, Laboratory of Fluid mechanics, and Laboratory of Combustion Engine. The testing equipments are available until now, namely, vapour compression refrigeration system, Pelton turbine, and combustion engine, and these testing equipments need for the addition to support this laboratory work. However the funding from university is very limited. Therefore addition testing equipment must be made. In this paper design of a testing equipment of ultra low head hydraulic turbine model is presented to be used for laboratory work of machine performance in Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Lampung.