I think (so many negative comments) it is wonderful to save / restore history. At a time when 20 horsepower could spin a grind stone for a food mill. Or, run machinery without other fuel requirements (eliminating coal or wood for boilers). This engineering doesn't have to be state of the art to be functional and make lives better.
You've added a water turbine a year after I was there in August 2011. Next time I go there, I would like to see this in operation. I also saw the hydro powered sawmill & power tools in 2011.
With that amount of water pi55ing out of every possible joint, I doubt any separate piping is needed. The best thing to do would be to replace the thing with something made by a European gentleman. A chap who who understands the meaning of ‘engineering tolerances’, what? While American engineering has always got you by, just about, it’s very, errr, agricultural. To say the least.
Wonder if theres a way to harness the tail race water to perpetually feed back into head race say on a small hydro set up where youve got limited water????
Have a proper look into perpetuity, so to speak. The swift answer is ‘No!’ but if you don’t know that after the age of 12 then you don’t know enough about anything to be able to behave anything like an adult. One gets the impression that your fat wallet is girthsome only from food stamp stumps… Though saying that, one must never equate financial success with intelligence, that way madness lies, what? Bon!
You have to soustract the loses who are ................................ gigants!!!!... sorry my writing... The injection of water is wrong!!!!!!......
This is labelled as a horizontal turbine but the shaft is vertical. So is the term "horizontal" because the water (apparently) enters from the side? I would have thought this was a vertical turbine...Confused about the terminology.
The turbine is like an ''engine'' of only one cylinder!!!!!!!!!!............... You must have an ''engine'' of three cylinder!!!!!...........or more ... it is no very complicated to do...
American engineering at its finest! Something which pales in comparison with anything European of course and one has to love the tolerances, or lack thereof, in the top ‘sealing’ faces. Micrometers were available when that was made so let’s not hear any nasal, whining excuses chaps, there’s a good bunch of eggs, what?
I'd love to have that setup in my basement like that! Looks like that produces enough power to run a whole house!
I think (so many negative comments) it is wonderful to save / restore history. At a time when 20 horsepower could spin a grind stone for a food mill. Or, run machinery without other fuel requirements (eliminating coal or wood for boilers). This engineering doesn't have to be state of the art to be functional and make lives better.
You've added a water turbine a year after I was there in August 2011. Next time I go there, I would like to see this in operation. I also saw the hydro powered sawmill & power tools in 2011.
norman gates we open May 16. hope you can come again
Looks good. You may want to run a cooling water line from your penstock to your guide bearing if it is lignum vitae.
With that amount of water pi55ing out of every possible joint, I doubt any separate piping is needed. The best thing to do would be to replace the thing with something made by a European gentleman. A chap who who understands the meaning of ‘engineering tolerances’, what? While American engineering has always got you by, just about, it’s very, errr, agricultural. To say the least.
That's awesome thanks for saving history. Books at s hool sucked.. seeing it and size next to grown man really awesomeness
You can hear the impeller dragging. Make sure you set the lateral correct.
awesome.
Wonder if theres a way to harness the tail race water to perpetually feed back into head race say on a small hydro set up where youve got limited water????
Have a proper look into perpetuity, so to speak. The swift answer is ‘No!’ but if you don’t know that after the age of 12 then you don’t know enough about anything to be able to behave anything like an adult. One gets the impression that your fat wallet is girthsome only from food stamp stumps… Though saying that, one must never equate financial success with intelligence, that way madness lies, what? Bon!
8.34 lbs per gallon, 7.48 lbs per cubic foot. Force applied.
You have to soustract the loses who are ................................ gigants!!!!...
sorry my writing...
The injection of water is wrong!!!!!!......
Or 1KG/litre and 1000 litres/cubic metre, if one is from a civilised, developed country, what? Very good.
High tailwater may be decreasing efficiency...
Thank you. Yes.
Half open and fully opened valve position has the same RPM i guess.
I think the turbine(impeller ?) Without all the outer husing,will tern much much beter !!
good luck.
love the idia.
What was causing the water to splash out of the turbine?
This is labelled as a horizontal turbine but the shaft is vertical. So is the term "horizontal" because the water (apparently) enters from the side? I would have thought this was a vertical turbine...Confused about the terminology.
Agreed is it a vertical francis type runner?
It's horizontal because the wheel is horizontal.
Way cool!
how much hp
The waterwheel provides 20 HP to run the sawmill, and 7.5 HP to run the machines in the woodworking shop. Thanks for your question Bob.
@@HanfordMillsMuseum so it has 27.5 hp does it
Я в подвале своей 5ти этажки такое замутил, так на меня в суд подали, пришлось в долги влезть!
until it collapses from the very cavitation it creates,eroding the floor,supports,and eventually the walls
Yeah what 100 years from now? Lol
why so negative ?
The turbine is like an ''engine'' of only one cylinder!!!!!!!!!!...............
You must have an ''engine'' of three cylinder!!!!!...........or more ... it is no very complicated to do...
American engineering at its finest! Something which pales in comparison with anything European of course and one has to love the tolerances, or lack thereof, in the top ‘sealing’ faces. Micrometers were available when that was made so let’s not hear any nasal, whining excuses chaps, there’s a good bunch of eggs, what?