Carl Roberts wrote: > > I can find very little on this. The only manufacturers seem to be > european. However a very good site for discussing it and a lot of > hydropower calculations and issues is: > > http://home.carolina.rr.com/microhydro/menu.html#Micro%20Hydro% > 20Power%20Calculations > > The only small turbines available commercially seem to be turgo or > pelton. Harris, ES&D and Hartvigen-Hydro.
The Cross Flow turbine was invented by an Australian engineer, A.G.M Mitchell and patented by him in 1903. The Hungarian Professor Donat Banki later refined the design and this has subsequently been refined by others, notably Ossberger in Germany and Cink in the Czech republic. So european dominance in this area is understandable. There are however several other manufacturers outside of Europe, including Canyon Industries in the U.S and ourselves in Australia. Details are in the hydro-power section of our website http://www.planetarypower.com.au . We have never sold a unit to the U.S.A, but I like to think that we have helped several of our North American friends to build their own. You are welcome to contact me directly with any specific questions regarding Banki-crossflow turbines. Regards, Max Enfield Planetary Power ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/TzSHvD/SOnJAA/79vVAA/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/
