TB-231024-V-201 Hydro-Electric Turbine

TB-231024-V-201 Hydro-Electric Turbine

Technical Features:

• The Hydro-Electric Turbine should be a versatile, floor-standing, self-contained apparatus for demonstration of hydro-electricity
• It should be supplied with minimum five different propellers
• The product should focus on exploring the best efficiency point of different propellers and perform energy audits to analyze system performance
• It should be a system consisting of a water tank, propeller turbine and pump mounted below the pump controls, sensors, generator, control panel and turbine
• Water should flow around the system controlled by a diaphragm valve on the system bench
• The water should pass through a pressure sensor and flow meter which are connected, along with the generator output, to Versatile Data Acquisition System Onboard for analysis and the calculation of power and speed
• From the generator constants, power and efficiency to be calculated
• The turbine to be fitted to the left-hand end of the bench
• The propeller should fix on a shaft within a see-through enclosure and connect directly to the generator which should be located between the turbine and the back plate
• Information must be provided for the user to design and 3D-print their own propellers for further experimentation
• A system mimic must be displayed on the backplate
• The control box should feature a display screen for reading experiment inputs as well as output measurements, such as current, voltage, power and speed
• The Versatile Data Acquisition System output should allow connection to a computer via USB
• The control box also should contain a light bank for visualisation of the power generated
• Controls for the operation of the product should be on the control panel for Pump on/off and Light bank switches
• Should be made in accordance with the latest European Union directives and it must be UK conformity assessed product

Learning Outcomes:

• Comprehensive demonstration and investigation into the foundations of hydro electric energy conversion including:
• Simulation of the concept of Hydroelectricity and determination of power curves by varying the pump discharge and variable load light bank, as domestic load
• Effect of number of blades on the system efficiency. Comparison of efficiencies of different blade variants and determination of best efficiency point (BEP).
• Effect of blade angles on the system efficiency. Comparison of efficiencies of different angle variants and determination of best efficiency point (BEP).
• Study about hydraulic efficiency, electrical efficiency, and overall efficiencies
• Effect of domestic load acting as power consumption and formulate energy audit of system using Sankey diagram

Technical Parameters:

• Turbine:
• Type: Propeller
• Material: Photopolymer resin
• Number of blades: 3, 4 and 5
• 3, 4 and 5 bladed pitched at 40°
• 4 bladed further pitched at: 25° and 55°
• Generator:
• Minimum 220W DC generator
• Rated speed: 3500 RPM or higher
• Items must be included: Minimum 5 different propellers in storage box, Data Acquisition Software, USB Cable, 200L distilled water for demonstration and 3 mm Allen key
• Power source: 220~230V AC, 50Hz, 1 Phase

Built-in Data Acquisition System with Software:

• Onboard Versatile Data Acquisition System for data acquisition via USB
• High-capacity, accurate, efficient and user-friendly data acquisition
• Intuitive and easy-to-use software, with clear, customizable display and layout options
• Recording data manually or automatically
• Data capture set by time or intervals
• Display of real-time data, in digital form or as an analogue meter
• Real-time traces of analogue signals
• Logging data for printing and later analysis
• Exporting data for use by other software
• Performing real-time calculations to generate user defined data
• Creating & printing charts and data tables
• Data export: XLSX file
• Computer connection: USB (Cable should be supplied)