I have read this one a couple of times, Very out of print, but search your local online library card catalogs or eBay.
James D. Szura Found refrence at: http://www.energia.inf.cu/biblioteca/chapters/water.htm Harnessing Water Power for Home Energy, book,112 pages, by Dermot McGuigan, 1978, Garden Way Publishing, Schoolhouse Road, Pownal, Vermont 05261, USA; indefinitely out of stock. This is a good book for someone who wants to learn about the different small-scale water turbines that can be used to generate electricity. The Pelton wheel, Turgo impulse wheel, Banki (Ossberger) cross-flow turbine, and Francis turbine are shown in a total of 6 actual installations in England and the United States. Costs are provided for many of these examples. Only the Pelton wheel and Banki turbine are really suitable for construction in a small workshop. Manufacturers of turbines and whole systems are listed from around the world. Useful notes are included on alternators, transmission drives, dams, and the electronic governor (a device which switches part of the electric current away from the main line to heat water, for example when the electric demand falls; this.eliminates the need for an expensive mechanical governor which regulates the amount of water flowing through the turbine). There are many drawings and photos, but these are poorly explained. Electrical circuitry is not shown, and mechanical governors are not explained. Waterwheels are only briefly covered in a few pages. The examples are all single homes in rich countries, using large amounts of electricity. The language is relatively easy to understand, although a number of waterpower engineering terms are used without explanation. You will not be able to build anything from the information contained in this book, but you can get a better idea of what would be required to install a small waterpowered electric system, on a useful scale for village electrification. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Wim Klunne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Group, > > One of my colleagues is tasked to write a manual on hydropower for rural people. > The publication needs to be very easy to understand as most of the target group might have only a couple of years of school. Something with a lot of pictures / drawings might be suitable for this purpose. > Is there anyone in the forum that has experience with this or does know of a publication that does exist that might be helpful? > Your thoughts and ideas are highly appreciated, as well as internet links and literature references. > > Kind regards, > > Wim Klunne > > > ��� > ir W.E. Jonker Klunne > sustainable energy and climate change expert > ��� > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://microhydropower.net > http://microhydropower.net/klunne > ��� > Before printing this e-mail, check if you really need a hard copy. > Be environmental conscious! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
