Flow (cubic feet per second) x Head (feet) x Efficiency (Approximately 80%) / 11.8 = KW per hour
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Molloy Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:51 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Help Hi all, I'm exploring the possibilities of minor hydro power in my local area from waterfalls, lake outlets etc. but need a good rule of thumb for calculating the power potential. For example, what amount of power in kilowatts can I expect from a cubic metre of water or its kilolitre equivalent falling a distance of one metre? Regards, Bob. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20070929/37d0d673/attachment.html _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
