I have approached this idea of using the excess return pressure from the pump of my swimming pool in the following manner:
Any one can verify that once you overcome the friction loss in your filter and in the return pipe system, you still have quite a bit of a pressure at the discharge of each return at the pool. Well, anyone could use a portion of that pressure at the returns to run a picoturbine and perfectly generate about 200 Watts or more for 8 hours (Recommended for proper maintenance) which would be enough to help charge your battery at night as a backup to a 200 Watt Photovoltaic System for instance. This method is used in industry as an energy recovery in Reverse Osmosis where high pressure of the reject flow is conveyed to a Pelton Turbine. Eddy J. Casares Gulf Atlantic International Corporation 13322 N.W. 1 Terrace, Miami, FL 33182 Tel: 305-229-5222 Fax: 305-229-9004 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "EDDY CASARES" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [microhydro] Reaction Turbine System for Home > I have approached this idea of using the excess return pressure from the > pump of my swimming pool in the following manner: > > Any one can verify that once you overcome the friction loss in your filter > and in the return pipe system, you still have quite a bit of a pressure at > the discharge of each return at the pool. > > Well, anyone could use a portion of that pressure at the returns to run a > picoturbine and perfectly generate about 200 Watts or more for 8 hours > (Recommended for proper maintenance) which would be enough to help charge > your battery at night as a backup to a 200 Watt Photovoltaic System for > instance. > > This method is used in industry as an energy recovery in Reverse Osmosis > where high pressure of the reject flow is conveyed to a Pelton Turbine. > > Eddy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 6:40 AM > Subject: Re: [microhydro] Reaction Turbine System for Home > > > > Thanks for responding Michael! I have a 30,000 gallon pool and, according > to > > the manufacturer, the water should be circulated 6-8 times a day through > the > > filter (minimum of 8 hours). I really don't know how much power that could > > generate. As it is now, the electric pump only circulates the water. Thank > you. > > > > Steve > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/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/
