Roughly, available power is proportional to the quantity (cubic ft/sec) times the head (ft). That product shows that high head, low flow can be matched by low...
Hi everybody... This is Ashish Ghimire.... I am Mechanical Engineer I am from Nepal...the country of Mount Everest...that would be an easy recognisation I...
... Always have used my name ... posting from Sweetwater Creek, roughly between Vail and Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA, where I live and work using hydro...
Hi Group, The subject of aluminum buckets has been raised before. I have been using old automotive pistons for casting pelton wheel buckets for years. On heads...
Conrad: Too long ago that I worked with Peltons. 1) The back angle really depends on the bucket shape and initially one needs to see how the buckets reacts to...
Nando
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Nov 12, 2009 7:09 pm
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75.5 mteres head is not too for a reactive turbine, a Francis can also do in this case, have you checked the possibility to build one??    kind Regards...
G'day Pat I entirely agree with you ... so many on this site ... never use a welcoming appellation nor a signature of who they are or where they are from ......
I tried to post in the files area but yahoo rejected it, as 5mb is too big. I do not know how to alter a pdf file so cannot shrink it. Ive sent it to Dan, who...
Here is link to the doc in pdf format... http://www.vortexresolutions.com/PDF/HANDLING_WATER.pdf hope helps.....sno ... -- Correct Scientific Terminology: ...
I have not paid attention to this thread until today -- so happens I do have the book: HANDLING WATER by Niels Werdenberg so any wants a copy send a message...
Nando
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Nov 12, 2009 6:03 am
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Good evening Dan, Chris Steve Joe Bob as well as any and all others who are willing to streach your capacity to observe and conceptualize ; The name of the...
David Murray
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Nov 12, 2009 5:04 am
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Hi Pat, There is nothing that I wish to hide. Jerry Scovel 6710 n. 1400 av. Osco, Il. 61274 USA (309)522-5864 On Nov 11, 2009, at 11:08 AM, Pat Downey wrote: ...
Johannes, I have just been looking at the photograph of the 12 cup aluminium pelton runner that you have purchased and from the photo it is difficult to...
AMEN to that! John Kessler Ft. Lauderdale In a message dated 11/11/2009 5:33:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, victory01@... writes: Hallo Group, Just a...
Steve, The riverats website is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/riverats/ Undershot water wheels get a lot of bad press but they have been chugging along for...
Nando, Thank you for your responce. I have a few questions; 1. How are you determining the back angle requirement of my 356mm Diameter pelton wheel? 2. I have...
Message to all Philippine Engineers Paul Finlay, Senior Engineer in N.Z. with expertize in Geotechnical, Geological, will be in Phils to lecture at DSLU Manila...
Hi all! A newbie here that just joined, looking for info on the feasability of hydroelectric generation from the stream behind my house. I'll give you the...
Steve, have a look at riverats@yahoogroups.com This technology for floating hydropower units was first used by Gen. Belisarius in 550 AD at Rome, Units were...
Good afternoon Chris: That is correct, I'm fairly clutsy with the computer and I think I bungled the job. So I have asked Noel Squibb to relay it to the...
David Murray
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Nov 11, 2009 10:34 pm
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Hallo Group, Just a thought, why can't we all use our real names and addresses? That way we all know who the members are and what country they live in. Pat...
Alberto: Cups or spoons made of soft materials may be useful in certain conditions . Clean Water with low heads can use soft materials. Clean water means NO...
Nando
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Nov 11, 2009 10:32 pm
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Hello Nando, Thank you for your reply. I will come back with the specifics when I get a chance to go to the stream and when it gets back to it's regular size....
Johannes; Let's see if you are right Head = 18 meters = 1800 centimeters Water volume = 5.666 liter/sec The basic formula, Volume = H2Ovol = Water velocity *...
Nando
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Nov 11, 2009 10:30 pm
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Sorry people, but this topic is closed now, even though we have not seen a proper response from all included. I will be strict and not approve any message on...