Re: re- maths on falling water.

Halls ( (no email) )
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:35:10 -0700

Thanx Trev,

At: 4000 Feet, 2 Gallons per minute (probably more)
Power = 4000 X 2 = 8 kW

Power generation efficiency of 10% gives us 800 Watts from a 150 Watt motor.

-----Original Message-----
From: Trev Cox <trevcox@tinet.ie>
To: keelynet@DallasTexas.net <keelynet@DallasTexas.net>
Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 3:44 PM
Subject: re- maths on falling water.

Hi Folks,
the figures for working out the power generation available from
falling water is quite simple:-
Head (70 ft) X Gallons per minute (2) =140 divide 10 (inefficiencies) =
14 Watts.
I built my own hydro which powers my home so I know this one well.

Regards,
Trev Cox, Ireland.