Dear all I m a student studying the pelton turbine design and propeller turbine design. I want to hear any advice from all of you.
On 6/16/05, Nando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Curtis: > > 60 gallon/minute= 1 gallon/sec= 3.78 liter/second > > 3 feet head *0.3048= 0.914 meter head > > Power available = 3.78 * 0.914 * 6 = 20.7 watts or 0.497 KW-Hour per day. > > Expect around 15 watts or about 0.360 KW-Hour. > > The 9 cubic yards is 6.88 cubic meters and if used all at one time and > assuming 3,.78 l/s the reservoir will give 6880 l/ 3.78 l/sec = 1820 second > or about 1/2 hour at 20.7 watts of energy -- > > It is best to use the 60 gallon/ minute and forget the 9 cubic yards > reservoir for the now. > > You need more head and for every 3 feet of head you get the 20.7 watts > additional , no calculations made to take care of the water friction losses. > > This looks like my first hydro that produced around 20 watts -- several > decades ago, enough for night lighting > > Regards > > > Nando > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "standingbearfarm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 1:32 PM > Subject: [microhydro] Small Pond/Dam Potential/Evaluation > > > > I would like the boards help to determine the potential for > > producing power from my small stream. > > > > 1. Dam holds back 9 cubic yards of water. > > > > 2. Year round flow of 60 gallons/minute. > > > > 3. I have a piece of 3" X 5' PVC pipe at the very bottom of the dam. > > This is used to drain the small pond and can be replaced if needed. > > > > 4. From the pipe I can get 3' of head over a distance of 30'. At the > > 30' mark I've a small building I propose to use as a battery storage > > facility. I'd like this to be the limit of any penstocks. > > > > 5. Things I'd like to power: 5 lights, 1 undercounter refrigerator, > > 1 microwave and 1 radio. > > > > 6. I'm willing to custom build a PM generator or buy off the shelve. > > What is the best turbine? > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > Curtis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 73 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now! > > > > > > 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- kyaw tint swe 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/
