Hello MH, I am not new to this site. I have been reading and watching for over a year, I am trying to learn and understand. I'm not to good with theroy, more hands on helps me understand.
I am working on understanding the theories of generating Micro hydro power. I am constructing a water wheel and a turbine setup. I have the 36" WW built. I am following the designs of a Harris turbine with 2 nozzles for the turbine setup with the E.S.&D. Pelton Wheel. Since I don't have the luxury of a stream running through my basement to test with, I want to use a sump pump to test with. I have a Rule 1800 computerized sump pump. Lots of flow. My question is: How do I convert 1800 gph into head pressure or flow. 1800 gph = 30gal a min = .5gal per sec. This I under stand. I am trying to put these numbers to use as if they were a stream to do some testing with the water wheel and turbine setups. Remember I'm just trying to learn please don't bag on me to hard. Any constructive input would be greatly appreciated. I have a piece of property In the Washington Olympics with 2 to small stream that merge in to one. I will start working on it next spring. I haven't done a flow calculation yet. They are about 2' across and a 1' deep in the center running year round. There is 150' of drop from where the streams enter the property to were they merge together. I will expand more on what I would like to do with them later. For now I just want to learn how it works and if what I want to do can be done. AAron ------------------------ 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/
