Pelton Turbine Demonstration Unit

Description

Pelton Turbine Demonstration Unit

Specification :

• Small scale hydropower unit designed to demonstrate the operating principles of an impulse turbine.
• Transparent guarding allows excellent visibility of the pelton wheel operation.
• Mounts on a dedicated service unit.
• Connects to a PC via the service unit and a USB interface device.

Capabilities:

• Determining the characteristics of the turbine, including the relationships of volume flow rate, head, torque produced, power output and efficiency to rotational speed.
• Comparison of throttle control and spear valve control of the speed of a Pelton Turbine.

Technical Specification:

• Maximum Power: 23W
• Maximum Speed: 3800rpm
• Maximum Torque: 0.20Nm