Homebrewed Electricity > Hydro
A thought I keep kicking around
Warpspeed:
You mean like this :
mbouwer:
Do you think it's sufficient to regulate the number of rounds per minute only by the water inlet,
and what kind of generator would you choose?
Warpspeed:
A lot depends on the pressure head and the flow, and the physical size of the turbine.
george65:
--- Quote from: Warpspeed on April 12, 2017, 06:51:13 PM ---
I rather like the turbo exhaust turbine, because its already all there.
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Are you aware of anyone using one?
I thought of this some years back but when I looked into it I found it had been addressed and people said it wouldn't work because the turbine setup and shape of the blades was wrong. There was more to it but I can't remember what it was now.
I think it would be interesting to see how a turbo fared in this application. Perhaps for the flow and head it would be inefficent. If it was cheap and water was not a problem, then could be a solution especially if multiple were used and hooked together with something like a small timing belt to give greater output.
I have a turbo here I can barely Lift. I believe it was originally from a train engine. If using water instead of gas as the driving medium were viable, This mother would certainly keep the lights on! :0)
MattM:
Seems like the turbine becomes overall heavier and less efficient.
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