Hello All! I just want to say how exciting it is that this discussion forum is here for all of us to discuss microhydro possiblities!
I have looked through archived messages and researched manufacturer websites and I am not getting to the route of my questions, so I will ask all of you kind and intelligent people: I have an idea of creating and upper and lower pool (Possibly inside my home! It has not been built yet) and incorporating the use of a ram water pump to bring the water from the lower pool up to the dammed / penstocked upper pool so that a waterfall is formed to create power with microhydro. Without the confines of existing natural rivers and variables out of my control is this possible? (here come the questions:) 1.) How high would the waterfall have to be? 2) How wide should the fall be? 3) How many gallons should the upper pool hold? 4) How many gallons should the lower pool hold? 5.) How long should the pipe to the Ram pump be? I think I am omitting some questions here, but hopefully you will get the idea of what I am seeking to know. I have read that a ram pump can pump a mm of 700 gallons per day and depending of variables of height and slope of the upward flow, and that depending on the size of pump, up to 16,000 gallons per day can be pumped. It seems to me that I would still require at least a 30 foot pipe sloped to the Ram pump in order to activate in the first place. This all very complicated to conceptualize. I really hope someone is inspired by what I am saying to lend me some real concrete assistance to my questions and confusion. Thank you very much, Angela New Hampshire, USA ------------------------ 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/
