Review of Hydraulic Ram Pumps Hydram and Recommendations for Revival

Green technology is often only adopted when it becomes economically viable or even advantageous to do so. Advancements in technology means continually innovating to tackle new and old problems. However, some solutions albeit it older are becoming more relevant in the wake of the green revolution. The hydraulic Ram pump Hydram is one such solution. The Hydram is a 200 year old device that has fallen out of favour in recent times. Hydrams are mechanical devices that use the kinetic energy in the flow of a fluid to pump a fraction of the fluid to a higher head. Major recent works on Hydrams are presented and summarised here. An attempt is made to cover the breadth of the field to expose the reader to the major areas of research in Hydrams while avoiding the inclusion similar works. The potential of Hydrams for use as a green solution to pumping water for irrigation is highlighted. Shamsudeen A. Sodangi "Review of Hydraulic Ram Pumps (Hydram) and Recommendations for Revival" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-6 , October 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd51959.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/mechanical-engineering/51959/review-of-hydraulic-ram-pumps-hydram-and-recommendations-for-revival/shamsudeen-a-sodangi