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Saturday, March 29, 2014

BMH Documentation (Draft)

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BMH Power Plant Engineers Operating Manual August 2014 Robert J. Honders Sr. C.E. Summary A micro hydro t...
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Ask the Renewable Energy Guru: Matching Impeller diameter, head, and generator RPM in a Pump as Turbine Micro Hydro

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Ask the Renewable Energy Guru: Matching Impeller diameter, head, and generator RPM in a Pump as Turbine Micro Hydro http://energyindepende...
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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Matching Impeller diameter, head, and generator RPM in a Pump as Turbine Micro Hydro

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Mike from Vermont said "...there is an existing dam which is in good shape (built by the state many decades ago), with  about 40’...
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Monday, September 16, 2013

Some Energy Basics

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Some answers, can you guess the questions?  Yep, I am asked about pumping water back up the hill about once a week. And I'm not s...
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Monday, July 29, 2013

The Ultimate Renewable Energy

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Take away message from ICCF18, THE Cold Fusion Conference. 1. Anomalous heat, with power density far beyond what can be obtained from ...
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Thursday, February 7, 2013

OK, You've measured head and flow, what's next?

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Assuming you have some good figures for head and flow your next step should be penstock sizing. Go bigger when in doubt. The pipe doe...
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Friday, January 18, 2013

Turbine Speed, Torque, Flow, Pressure, and Efficiency Relationships

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Here is some information you may find helpful in evaluating speed torque flow and power relationships in rotating machines. The graph showi...
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Cuddebackville, New York, United States
I am a retired electronics engineer, educator, businessman and builder of micro hydro installations for fun and sometimes even profit. This one uses a pump/motor as a turbine/generator using a 200 ft waterfall in our back yard. It is currently producing 15KW. I will be tweaking it to take advantage of greater winter flows. It's not the product, but the process... I enjoy doing the most with the least. So this renewable energy source cost less than $2 per watt of capacity not counting any labor and engineering.
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