Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Water turbine

A water turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water.

Water turbines were developed in the nineteenth century and were widely used for industrial power prior to electrical grids. Now they are mostly used for electric power generation. They harness a clean and renewable energy source.

Power

The power available in a stream of water is;

P=\eta\cdot\rho\cdot g\cdot h\cdot\dot q

where:

  • P = power (J/s or watts)
  • η = turbine efficiency
  • ρ = density of water (kg/m³)
  • g = acceleration of gravity (9.81 m/s²)
  • h = head (m). For still water, this is the difference in height between the inlet and outlet surfaces. Moving water has an additional component added to account for the kinetic energy of the flow. The total head equals the pressure head plus velocity head.
  • \dot q= flow rate (m³/s)

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