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Guest · Oct 15 2009 05:08 AM

Anyone know what a hydro generator's conversion rate is? Such as 5 feet per second of force applied to the generator from a current equals how much energy in return?

Vincimus

Guest · Oct 15 2009 05:08 AM

Power in kW is computed from:

Head in ft (.433 lb pressure per foot h20)

x

Flow in CFS

Head(ft) x Flow(CFS) /11.8 x (72% efficiency of typ hydro) = kW

JessW

See the hydropower calculator at --
http://www.DoradoVista.com/DV_Hydro_Power_Calculators.html

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