Hi. My name is Nathan. I am currently in an Architectural Engineering Program in Kamloops BC. I am doing a research project on finding the best way to power an off grid cabin located deep in the mountains in northern BC. I will be looking into different kinds of green power. Feel free to comment on anything. Thank you.
I really like your research topic Nathan. Did you know that many cabins near ours on the Shuswap Lake use the pelton wheel as their only source of power, thats pretty neat eh! I found a site describing ways to calculate the power output of each pelton wheel depending on the size and water flow. Here's how
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1 Multiply the wheel's torque, measured in Newton meters, by 6.283, which is twice the constant pi. If, for instance, the wheel turns with a torque of 60 Newton meters, multiply 60 by 6.283 for a result of 376.98.
2 Multiply this answer by the speed of the wheel, measured in rotations per minute. If, for instance, it turns at 300 rotations per minute: 376.98 x 300 = 113,094.
3 Divide the answer by 60, which is the number of seconds in a minute: 113,094 / 60 = 1,885 watts = 1.885 kilowatts. This answer is the wheel's water power.
Read more: How to Calculate the Water Power of a Pelton Wheel | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7975284_calculate-water-power-pelton-wheel.html#ixzz1GxruhKT1
Thomas, i appretiate your comment on calculating the power of a pelton wheel. I will deffinitly use your calculation to figure out what size of pelton wheel I will need.
Hi Nathan I found an aticle named Inlet flow conditions and the jet impact work in a Pelton turbine. I hope it will help you. http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.tru.ca/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=126&sid=3fef529f-b8b0-4b16-b7da-b4a151b5f0b5%40sessionmgr111&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=44027399
I really like your research topic Nathan. Did you know that many cabins near ours on the Shuswap Lake use the pelton wheel as their only source of power, thats pretty neat eh! I found a site describing ways to calculate the power output of each pelton wheel depending on the size and water flow. Here's how
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Multiply the wheel's torque, measured in Newton meters, by 6.283, which is twice the constant pi. If, for instance, the wheel turns with a torque of 60 Newton meters, multiply 60 by 6.283 for a result of 376.98.
2
Multiply this answer by the speed of the wheel, measured in rotations per minute. If, for instance, it turns at 300 rotations per minute: 376.98 x 300 = 113,094.
3
Divide the answer by 60, which is the number of seconds in a minute: 113,094 / 60 = 1,885 watts = 1.885 kilowatts. This answer is the wheel's water power.
Read more: How to Calculate the Water Power of a Pelton Wheel | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7975284_calculate-water-power-pelton-wheel.html#ixzz1GxruhKT1
http://books.google.ca/books?id=LYUtqsMlRXwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=small+building+%27green+power+source%27&hl=en&ei=lUSOTbW7MY-4sQO-yNH5CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&sqi=2&ved=0CFsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Thomas, i appretiate your comment on calculating the power of a pelton wheel. I will deffinitly use your calculation to figure out what size of pelton wheel I will need.
ReplyDeleteHi Nathan I found an aticle named Inlet flow conditions and the jet impact work in a Pelton turbine. I hope it will help you. http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.tru.ca/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=126&sid=3fef529f-b8b0-4b16-b7da-b4a151b5f0b5%40sessionmgr111&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=44027399
ReplyDeleteThanks Xiaoyang. Perfect academic journal. Appreciate the post. Some really good information here.
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