Micro water turbine generator Parameters

What are hydraulic Head, Flow rate and Capacity of micro water turbines?

Basic working parameters of micro water turbine generator are: water Hydraulic Head and Flow rate, Rotation speed, Output capacity and Efficiency.

Hydraulic Head of  micro water turbine generator project: the difference of water flow energy between water surface of import section and export section, expressed in Head (H), the unit is Meter (m), also PSI(pound per square inch). BAR in some area.

(Note: here show you the raw technical equalization between Head.

PSI and BAR. 1 PSI = 0.7 meters Head, 1 BAR= 14.7 PSI, 1 BAR=9.8 meters.

of course you can calculate it by internet,  there are lots of tools on the internet to help people to transform such kind of unit into what you want.)

Note: About the measurement your local project site Head of your micro water turbine generator project, please check Head measurement.

Flow rate of a micro water turbine generator system: the water flow volume come through the turbine cross section in a unit time, expressed in Flow, the unit is Cubic meter per second (m3/s), also CFM(Cubic Feet per Minute), GPM(Gallon Per Minute ) in some area.

Note: About the measurement your local project site flow rate of your water turbine project, please check Flow rate measurement.

Rotation speed of a hydraulic turbine project: the rotating number of turbine shaft per minute. If hydro turbine is connected directly with the generator/alternator, this parameter is the same between turbine and generator, the unit is Round per minute (RPM)

Output capacity of a hydropower turbine: the output power of the turbine shaft end, which is connected with the generator or gear box, the unit is Kilowatt (KW).

Need to know how much power you can get from your water turbine generator produce? Hydro power capacity measurement will tell you.

Efficiency of a hydraulic turbine: the ratio of the turbine output and the water flow output.