Rain Gutter POWER #3 - Fidgeting With Turbines!
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- čas přidán 11. 03. 2020
- A lot of engineering involves iteration. In this video I iterate through several turbine designs, searching for the most efficient conversion of the water jet to mechanical power. The logic that a smaller diameter will spin the generator faster, quickly runs up against the total power available and efficiency of the turbine itself. Lesson learned: power generation is not as simple as we'd like to think!
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-Quint
This is Part 3 of my series on generating power from rain gutters.
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Summary:
In part 1 I connected an off-the-shelf DC generator to a pelton wheel and drove it with runoff from a large section of my roof. Though I calculated 2 watts of available power and planned on only collecting 50% of it, the actual output was only .19 watts.
In part 2 I design and build a permanent magnet alternator then rectify the AC into DC power to enhance the efficiency.
In part 3 I iterate nozzle and turbine designs to see if we can get a full watt of power. - Věda a technologie
I like how at the end you said "WE have put so much effort into this thing" when all I have done so far is cut off the circulation in my legs with the toilet seat
Been there done that, I highly advise not replicating this test.
😂😂😂
Well, let's see how much work you've done. Assuming a low flow toilet at 1.3 gallons...was this a single or a double flush event of potential energy? anyway, with a 10 ft drop to the basement from the first floor through a 3" pipe...Whoops, looks like we've caught some debris at the nozzle.
Glad it's not just me ... My wife thinks I'm unique in this respect, not anymore.
@@Paul-ou1rx
With a few beer drinkers you could power a stadium.
Part 6: "Built my house taller to increase water pressure."
ROFL!!!
Part 23: "Move the clouds higher now that my roof goes past the cloud layer."
Part 174: moved the ocean on the house to increase pressure
@@lolbosss
Part 200 built a dam on my roof and, from the way I modified my house to act as a load, now I'm living inside a light bulb
Why not make a hole ? To gain some high ?
Part 5000: I have created a Dyson Sphere around our sun - completely harnessing it's energy.
... and now we've got finally closer to that 1 watt at 0.99998 watts!!!!
"harnessing it is energy"
Remember to like the video and hit that subscribe button so we can finally reach 1 million subscribers.
Tip: actually, this was my thesis during my engineering years. The design of the bucket is dependent on the speed of the water coming out of the nozzle, the speed of the water is dependent on the diameter of the nozzle hole. By design, which you can look up on the internet, you should compute the number of buckets and the diameter of the wheel based on the kinetic properties of the water. Since these types of turbine rely on HIGH velocities of water but low pressure, try the "Francis Turbine", it's a reaction turbine which only needs static pressure of water, since you're using a static column. Much efficient and try to use a DC generator with more poles, which produces MORE power at LOW rpms.
I wonder, would pointing the nozzle downward into the turbine add more force?
@@TheBrickcitydoc it would work, utilizing the potential energy (weight of the water to create pressure). Try decreasing the diameter of the nozzle hole to about a millimeter. Hoping for a positive output.
Hey, why do you say that the speed of the water will change with a smaller hole? Isnt it true that as long as the pressure infront of the hole stays the same, the water should have the same velocity no matter the flow rate? Energy is being conserved and the potential energy is being converted into kinetic energy inside of the nozzle, so if you increase the flow rate by 2 that extra quantity of water has the same potential energy as the first amount and should get the same speed...
Francis Turbines look like those big bowl waterslides
@@TheBrickcitydoc I was wondering whether the Turbine should be directly below the waterflow working with gravity as opposed to a right angle.Is he losing water pressure by doing this??
THIS HAS TO BE THE COOLEST MOST ENGAGING SERIES I'VE SEEN ON CZcams IN YEARS. THIS IS INSPIRING, INTERESTING AND SIMPLY FLAT OUT AWESOME. PLEASE FINISH PART 4!!! WE MUST KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!
Kinda reminds me of bill nye?
The water itself is slowing the wheel down. It's sticking to the wheel. Trying wiping RainX on the wheel to create a hydrophobic surface.
thats a smart idea. If i ever get a 3d printer i want to try something like this.
RainX is just generally terrible. There are other hydrophobic coatings like NeverWet, EverDry, and if you want to get industrial there are coatings for ship hulls that have moved on from silicone products to low fouling release energy Teflon coatings. You may be able to improve the application by adding in some super fine non-oxidized graphene or hexagonal boron nitride nanoparticles for that extra durability against spray and debris, though the standard PTFE should do the job (as long as it sticks!).
www.coatingsolutions.com/dupont-teflon-coating-process/
There is a conflicting goal between low fluid resistance coatings on ships (very smooth, hard surfaces) and fouling resistance coatings (non-stick, smooth enough, flexible, durable, or biocidal).
@Quint BUILDs
@@Baigle1 thats really interesting. I had never heard about these before. I had some plant oils and mixtures i been trying with to try to repel insects. I tried it on a window dad had washed and it actually looked even cleaner. Almost made dad cry. So i tried it on their windshield to wash it and it actually helped repel water. Dad thought i rainx'ed his windshield.
What about a groove with a hole in the end of it that allows a droplet of water to run along a valley and then drain out on the upstroke. is water sticking to the surface area and then being lifted < at the bottom vertical after the release of water thru to the top vertical. ie if the spoon is pointing south then moving anticlockwise on its way to pointing north.. is it lifting the caught water as the water is being displaced by the certrifugal force...
What if you added a secondary wheel on the outflow and attached them in series?
I like how you include your fails. A huge part of the process of making something is going down the wrong path for a while and having to backtrack. It takes humility to look at something you spent hours on and realize it was wrong and try something else. The good thing is that you always learn something even on those big detours. In any event, watching your process is more educational than a video that just shows you the end result.
Part 7: discovered i have another side of roof to my house
Yeah but there's not supposed to be water on that side. That's why they shingle and tar paper the outside.
Then to the neighbours roof
Part 10: "We are now generating about the same amount of energy given off by the sun."
FoeHammerLives I’m literally laughing so hard
I have become so invested in him making this work it's amazing.
That made me laugh, well done. MO
On average, 1 square kilometer receives a gigawatt of solar power, according to Professor Muller. What was his roof area again???
Oh, and I see on the Googles that on a clear day at sea level, a square meter surface perpendicular to the sun gets 1kw! That's a lot of power! (But that's gross energy, not the amount solar panels can generate in electricity.)
But even so, no, his hydroelectric generator is producing far, FAR less energy than his roof receives in solar power on a sunny day.
That comment made my day
Part 17: "getting the carbon nanotube parts back from boeing"
Part 3000: I've progressed civilization into a space faring race to further mankind, and explore the unknown.
And to think it all started with water coming off of some guys house
"but i'm still only getting 0.95 watts of power" xD
what makes me really satisfied is that when he admits that he had put so much effort into this project.. but hey.. this is good..really give my respect to you..
Hey Quint! I just want to say I'm really enjoying this series! Can't wait for part 4!
Thanks man, I really appreciate the positive feedback. Helps keep me motivated to finish!!!
@@QuintBUILDs cant wait for the part 4!
part 4 please
waiting for the part 4 from bangladesh
@@QuintBUILDs Just found your channel and am also excited. Keep me posted! Subbed and liked
Just stumbled across this channel. It's like a merger of Applied Science, ElectroBOOM, and This Old Tony all in one. :)
Your vids and explanations are awesome!
BEST COMMENT EVER! Pinned. Thanks Nate.
Was thinking the same thing lol
I was thinking the same thing, with a healthy dose of [Tech Ingredients]. "Applied Old Electro Ingredients". (Maybe a touch of NightHawkInLight as well.)
reminds me of Destin from smartereveryday too!
Lets be fair, ElectroBOOM would have somehow managed to electrocute himself and possibly blow his house up.
Amazing work!... I really think you should try making a "snail" housing (like the housing on a turbocharger). And have the water passing in it sealed to make use of all the lost momentum.
I was thinking the same. looking in the comments to see if somebody think of it. I would also try to use the gravity and make the exit hole down to maximise the effect of gravity...don't know if it will do anything. depend of the amount of residual energy staying in the ejected water i guess...ho damn! It reminds me off those university projects. pretty interresting anyways!!!
Yeah! +1 to that!
@@blast_0189 And a tapered end to the pipe, because so much turbulent flow is hampering the velocity.
Also, the machined metal parts for the multiple nozzles were great! The flexible rubber hosing probably undid any gains it provided.
@@Scapestoat I’m pretty sure you can harness more energy off of turbulent flow, it’s just harder to control and predict. Luckily no control is needed for the shape of the stream, so turbulent it is!
I agree with putting the water flow down, but argue that the water may become a drag if forced through a housing. I'm no expert, but I would imagine that the water, after hitting the "paddle" would lose pretty significant speed. That water would then fill up the housing and slow down the impeller pretty significantly. The design would have to change basically to a reverse pump, which I'm sure there is a reason turbines, which resemble what he has already designed in the first place, haven't changed much over the years. Could be wrong and I'm happy to admit it though if someone tells me otherwise.
He’s the coolest science teacher you never had
Part 5: my neighbor has agreed to let me use the rain water coming off of their roof too.
LMFAO🤣
LFMAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHhhhHHhHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA
Try a Tesla stack?
Hahah I thought of that back in part one! Always on the lookout for unexploited resources haha!
Hopefully the neighbor doesn’t decide to run a rain tax.
remember when all the kids at the playground were braging about which father is the coolest? ....yeah his kids win
Yea he wins hands down, this is straight up badass!
But what if Elon musk has kids wouldn’t they win?
@@NeverlostatBSgaming Musk has one with a wierd ass bot name 😂
@@NeverlostatBSgaming only if they go to the same school.
@@NeverlostatBSgaming Elon just has endless money to throw at these ideas. This man actually makes it happen!
Just getting into this channel and it blows my mind!! I struggled so bad in some of my intro engineering classes (fluids and circuits) and ultimately switched out of engineering.. the way you explain things and demonstrate them is incredible. I hope teachers and professors out there are supplementing some of your material into the class room or as an extra resource!
Spread the word! 👍
I'm supposed to be finishing laundry so I can go to bed for work in the morning. But what am I doing? I'm watching this. Because this is one of the most interesting things I've watched in a long long time. You make learning fun and entertaining, you rock.
Thanks for the support everyone! The suggestions I'm hearing so far are:
1. Coat the turbine with Rainex to shed waste water more rapidly (love this idea)
2. Enclose the turbine in a 3D printed shell with an exit port
3. Orient the turbine horizontally (90 deg) so the waste water can only go down with gravity (some must go up with pelton though right?)
4. Try a Tesla turbine
5. Build a rectifier out of mosfets for less voltage drop
6. Make the jet point straight down out of the pipe so water doesn't change directions at all
7. Larger diameter vertical pipe - if this worked it would violate every physics book ever written. I'd have to do a "why this doesn't work" thing.
8. Install an inline propeller/kaplan/francis turbine in the vertical pipe. I'm almost certain this will hemorrhage water and not spin, but hey, if anyone can make it work...
9. Do a little more math on the velocity of the jet and make sure the pelton is spinning at 1/2 that speed.
10. Attempt to evaluate the alternator performance at various RPM/load to identify peak efficiency and target that with the turbine and rain.
11. Pronounce it RUUF instead of RUFF. :) Never knew I did this (or how much it bothers people!)
Part 4 is pretty much ready except for a few editing tweaks but as I said in the show notes, due to Covid-19 CZcams is taking EXTRA long to approve new channels for ad revenue. So even though I've put thousands of dollars AND hours into this content, I have yet to get a SINGLE penny back (and may not for some time). Therefore until CZcams approves my channel, the ONLY way to see Part 4 will be to visit my Patreon page and become a per-creation patron. Part 4 is not published yet but will be VERY soon. Sign up now and as a patron you'll receive a notification as soon as it becomes available. The video will EVENTUALLY become public (once my channel is approved) but CZcams is keeping that timeline a mystery. Don't forget you can set a monthly limit (I rarely post more than once/month if ever) and cancel your subscription at any time.
www.patreon.com/QuintBUILDS
Donations are all "per-video" because it takes forever to make stuff like this and I NEVER want to take your money without having earned it.
Part 5 is yet to be created so now is the time to cast your vote for which of the above suggestions to try first. Here's my thought, lets get one reply for each of these ideas #1, #2, #3, etc. Everyone else can LIKE/THUMBS UP their favorite. I promise I'll try to do as many as I can, but will start with the most popular. Also, the rain is REALLY tapering off right now so any serious testing would need to be simulated with a hose. Part of me wants to document all this and lock it away until September 2020, right before the rainy season so it can be a bit more legit during testing. But you folks are my community. I'm REALLY touched by all the kind words and support. If you'd rather have me dive back in right away with simulated rain, I CAN do that.
So lets see how this goes. Never done one before but there's a first time for everything!
A couple people have asked for a one-time donation option (that's how i made my first online donation so I totally get it). Use PayPal: BUILD2LRN@GMAIL.COM
I'll have to manually send you a link to Part 4 though which will delay it a bit.
Thanks for watching...
-Quint
Quint BUILDs , following now from the Philippines. With the rain we get during typhoon season, this would be a fun project for sure.
Vote for #2! The other solutions seem like you'd be chasing very small gains, however harnessing all that "waste" water in an enclosure has potential. Awesome project! Subbed!
@@mastabugfish actually no, its as you put it, waste. Its got no velocity or weight to speak of, so you cant do anything with it.
Idea #1 for me.
Hi Quint, Love the videos but i have one criticism.... When you go to machining stuff the music you play is so much louder than your voice that its a very jarring transition. Headphones wouldn't matter but as i play this in my living room its enough of a change with the bass of the music that i have to turn it down and then back up again when you start talking. You aren't the only youtuber to do this. But my genuine thanks for the videos. Its shocking how interesting it can be to watch someone mess about with water and electricity.
I have started noticing americans saying ruff instead of ruuf a lot recently, people from the northeast, to the south, to the northwest. I always thought this was a local thing, but apparently, it's more common than I know.
Some advice on getting your channel to grow even more: audio is extremely important. You've got microphone quality down, there's hardly any improvement to be had there. However, the volume level between your music and talking, can be off putting for some people. If you go straight from 2:28 to 4:15, you'll notice quite a difference. If you can get this smoothed out, your videos will be even more enjoyable.
Lucky for all of us, it seems like CZcams is promoting your channel a bit! I just stumbled onto your channel and I'm pretty stoked about it! I can't wait to check out more of your content!
this is amazing. I too got suggested these from youtube and so glad they did. Its Like he took the idea i have been contemplating, but never had funds to test and did it. I wanna see just how efficient he can make it.
Same with me. I got it suggested
Me three ... subscribed after the first viewing!
Same here! I've been collecting supplies to build a vawt. But now might try this
All the amazing DIY engineering and fabrication aside, I don’t think people appreciate the amount of work and creativity that goes into producing videos of this quality. You are a true, new renaissance man, my friend.
Wow, thanks Paul!
dude, i absolutely love your content! You take engineering to the next level and obsess over a project to learn more about it and see if it goes somewhere. It is just something i don’t see very often and i really do enjoy it!
Thanks man! Love your channel name BTW...
@@QuintBUILDs
I should tell you something about the nozzle. Fluid dynamics don't scale linearly down to small sizes due to things like Reynold's number. Fluid friction and viscosity tend to become relatively larger at low sizes, meaning the nozzle openings tend to have to be larger. I would look into it and see if you can improve the nozzle design.
Just an idea: Instead of the water hitting the turbine from below, put the water jet hitting from above and use some gravity too.
I too think he is loosing power when transversing the force laterally.
Because gravity is weak and pressure is a much much greater force, having a horizontal flow gives perfect pressure build for the rain flow he has
The water would have to go up and around, i doubt it'd help
@@scottpeters1847 With gravity do you not combine those too together?
That and he should probably have two of these things. When it rains I'm almost sure it will overflow and go elsewhere.
Quint, here's an idea:
rotate the generator 90 degrees on the axis of the water stream. generators in power plants have vertical shafts as the load of the rotor is evenly dispersed along the outer periphery of the carrier bearings. this should in theory reduce the individual load of the ball bearings making contact in the race.. although a bearing in theory should disperse the load evenly in a horizontal application, given the tolerances of manufacture, they rarely ever do. you would have to go to a spindle ball bearing or a tapered roller bearing in order to disperse the load axially on a horizontal shaft.
by just turning the whole works by 90 degrees you are getting the minute axial load you need on the shaft.
you were on the right track with the multiple nozzles. what you failed to take into account was the volume. in order for the multiple nozzles to work you need to bring in the same amount of water to each one as the original nozzle you started out with. that means a much larger supply tube.
if say your initial nozzle had a one centimeter cross section, the rest of your nozzles will need to be the same one centimeter cross section.. which you did.. but then you restricted the flow by maintaining that same one centimeter throughout the system. you will have to increase the supply tube to two square centimeters if you are supplying two additional nozzles
can't wait to see how this turns out in the next episode
cheers
mike
you remember it is limited by the amount of water during the average rain per roof area
I would still try to make the turbine surface smoother
Making a vertical arrangement and a Volute casing for multiple nozzles might work
Agreed. 90 shift, housing for the wheel and 5 nozzles seems like it would make all the difference.
I would really love to see him make a completly separate enclosed system and have the gutter supply that. Not sure what kind of internal shape would be optimal for recycling or removing (whichever is better) the excess water spray. Probably some strange organic spiral, but maybe just simple cone shapes.
Why not add containers as water capacitors for each nozzle, that way the water pressure to each nozzle is uniform?
thinking the same... rotating 90 degrees should have some significant improvement
Part 7: "Changing the Oregon climate and installing hail cannons to increase the rain flow rate."
Nice vid, cheers, I'm printing a windmill to power some LEDs in my aunt's garden.. picked up some good tips👍👍
If you were my teacher I probably never would have dropped out of school. You really make learning fun and it isn't hard to understand this stuff or follow it.
Sorry you had to drop out
Never too late to go back! Many community colleges (if in the US) have great introductory science and engineering programs!
Somebody give this guy an award! And throw in a couple of gold bars...
One of these days you're going to have to walk us through what kind of technology you've got in that replicator.
Really interesting concepts. I really like how you break down and explain some things. Also, it's wonderful seeing a father spending time with his children and sharing his curiosity, fascination, and excitement in learning, experimentation and discovery.
This is great ! The length you are going to with your optimisation attempts overshoots every definition of over-design, leading to an engineering absurdity that borders on genius ! What is not to love, here ? And reaching 0.8 W is indeed quite an achievement for such an inadequate initial configuration !
But always remember Uncle Ben's words: With great power comes great responsibility !
LOL, thanks so much!
This channel is going places - I'm glad the algorithm deemed you worthy of my suggestions list.
"Introducing... THE FIDGINATOR!"
That's so Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Super underrated channel, I can't even imagine how much time it took to make this one video
Ok, so, for the last two years I’ve been in a new job. I’m not an engineer, but I am designing motors (setting up assembly prints, really) housings for electric motors, following the instructions, because I don’t know anything about birthi…electricity.
After watching this 3 episode series, I THINK I AM BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND MY JOB! At least how we convert AC to DC and why we use capacitors. Thank you so much!
Wade Gardner very very cool 😎
One thing you really need to fix is sound leveling.
When you talk we have to turn up the volume, then the music is so loud it's unbearable!
The music does seem to be on the loud side.
YES, YES MY EARS
I must say, you and your channel don't let down. You just keep at it. It the most entertained I've been in quite a while!
Having cool tools and the knowledge of how to use them = POWER! Well done Sir!
You show such dedication and consistency during this project. Truly humbling. Great content. Thanks
I kept having to adjust my volume, because the music was louder than your voice. Otherwise, excellent videos! I can’t wait for the next one. 😁
Wanted to say this, quite annoying, it's not "litte" louder either, i have to adjust vlume by 50%
that happened as i read this 😂
The science teacher we never had, but the one we deserved.
You can see at 2:27 the drill bit being pushed back into the chuck as it's cutting, thought that was pretty funny and surprising to catch, great video btw!
Unimportent Hint: Solidworks -> Settings -> Theme -> Dark Theme.
Much better to work with. ;)
That "Replicator" was amazing!!
No Ping when finished.
It's a fake.
My son's idea. I'll pass along your appreciation! 👍
Now we want one too !
Your effort is truly something to marvel at, my friend. Your channel clearly deserves more foot traffic. Consider me subscribed.
The Replicator bit buggin killed me 🤣😂🤣
I'm loving every episode of this build series.
I’m here to learn and build with my son so his 3 year old mind expands
Just thought of the same idea.Solar getting rained out a lot this summer, fall. Glad I found your site.You started with the calculation (part 1) that lets one decide on the value of the work to get there. No longer have access to machine shop, so can only be jealous and respectful there. Great set of videos. Hope you are teaching some lucky people.
I am massively impressed that you can freaking machine your own parts. You are my hero!!! That is the coolest thing i have ever seen!! I would never leave my house.
Your videos are great! My daughter is working on something similar for her science project, and you have covered so many key fundamentals as well as worked through nearly every important variable. I'm not sure who enjoys the videos more...me or her! Keep on tinkering!
That's awesome!!! I just made a bunch more progress on part 4 so stay tuned!
10:50 I believe the word you were looking for was Fidgenator.
I thought I was the only one who had this idea!!!! Amazing! I'm so happy someone with the means had the same idea and can actually do something about it!
Dood, your amazing and such a great teacher! Thank you for taking the time to help us out we know you are a lot smarter than you let on.
This channel reminds me of the old king of random videos before they became click bait trash. Keep up the good work.
At 6:33 “ Replicator”. Yep we all need one of those. 😂
Any star trek references always go down well.
Quint, many thanks. Well done. I am sharing your videos with my two boys and they are fascinated.
Love the design thinking process. Thanks for sharing.
After finding this channel in my recommended and watching this rain gutter series I have to say that after watching many other maker channels like the Hacksmith and ColinFurze this channel is much more educational, understandable, and uses many builds that are more accessible to the public. Don't get me wrong the bigger maker channels can make huge projects with flamethrowers or high powered lasers and its great but, the normal public would almost never be able to build that stuff. Keep up the good work and I hope your channel gets monetized by youtube with how much work you are putting into your projects.
I agree, but with Colin Furze you have the chance of seeing him blow himself up. :-}}
I love this content a lot and I've only been subd since tonight!
I did find the music to be noticeably louder than your talking to the point I would increase my volume for your voice but then blam music was loud and had to be turned down quickly to not wake anyone lol
Holly crap! That panel with the meters! I'm definitely going to see the next video!
Seriously impressed with your persistence to optimize ...
Loving this series! I thought about doing this yrs ago when i started saving up batteries for a DIY powerwall project, as we don't get that much sun for solar I was contemplating this type of generator as we get plenty of rain in the north east England! I'm impressed with your time/effort and loving the results, looking forward to part 4 and seeing the final outcome. I've always loved Tesla and was just wondering on part #2 if one could be used to harness the power better, now reading the comments and seen it in the list! Looking forward to more from this channel - you have my subscription! :) Thank you for great production. ps i agree with the music comments, it's early in the morning here and i have to keep jumping on the volume so I don't wake up the household!
Good content. however, when you have finished talking and are moving to a production edit, turn down the volume of your music slightly. There is nothing worse than someone who talks and explains nice and calm and then rock hard music behind it. But still, content is great!
Came to the comments to find this. Had the same issue. Found myself jumping for the volume knob.
late night infomercial tactics. lulled to sleep by show you want to watch, then blast the infomercial volume to wake the old ppl, and make them buy things in their confusion
@@Accidentallyok haha. Sly fox that Quint.
Have you earned yourself a subscriber three times over! I'm blown away by this series. Can't wait to explore more video's you have!
Hello! I just wanted to say that I admire and enjoy your work. Have a creative week!
I love this series, your channel is way underrated. Really reminds me of This Old Tony, keep it up!
That's awesome, thank you!!! It's growing quick though, we'll see how big it gets!
6:31 This. This moment in the vid got me to subscribe. The Replicator!
cheers.
This is awesome! Taking me right back to engineering school and refreshing and reigniting these rusty brain cells! Thank you so much!
I love your Replicator. Amazing piece of equipment.
“Coffee warmer” 😂🤣💯
Here's an adea, try to make instead the larger diameter vertical pipe do this:
try to make a gravity pression pipe, bigger diameter on the top and lower diameter on the lower end so water will produce more force in the way out and you will produce more energy, try to evaluate the amount of water you have there and only do the maths.
By the way, kickass work!!
very nice idea
@@marijebarel6714 Actually, the water pressure is based upon the water column height, only. The shape will have no effect.
@@donwold1622 hi, your correct conserning the pressure and collum height but the diameter influences friction an therefore energy losses. It also controls turbulent VS laminar flow. I do think it's is a small influence but stil a nice idea to change the shape.
Love your channel! Sent to my Dad & my Grampy who worked at A power plant in Salem, Ma!
That is awesome!
I have always thought about using rain water to generate power. I'm looking forward to watching this.
Fantastic videos! I love your presentation and on-camera persona. Keep it up!
Thank you so much David! Sometimes that's the most challenging part!!!
Subbed and can't wait for part 4 of the "fidgenator" saga!
You'll never see it without paying because he released it for his patrons.
@@117530gage I'm sure it will get released on CZcams once his channel gets approved
i love it. love the way you show how messy it is to experiment in the making of things!
Great video series. Thanks alot. One can tell that you are 100% into it. Greetings from Germany.
"that didn't work at all" - love it
Part 20 : " we have enough energy for the whole city"
Coolest series ever man I love it!!!!!!!! I am an AME myself, I love how you applied everything I work with on aircraft everyday to a rain gutter!!!!!
Thanks Nicholas!
CZcams suggested you to me, this is the first series I watched. I'm loving it.
Part 6000: I have created a von Neumann probe to search for more energy.
I like "replicator"
It's giving baby😂
Wowsers. This is really cool stuff. Much more please. Subscribed. Greetings from the UK. 👍
I like how there's so much experimentation in this.
Man, all that work and not much if any of a difference. Was cool seeing it machined though.
This is stupid logic ..
Take 1" hose
Put a T on the end
2 new 1" hoses
Qustion did i dubbel water PRESIUR
Or do i hawe 2 hoses Half the PRESIUR
This is retarded !!! New Hole to ewry nozzel
Can I suggest you look at good old "Mill wheels" low-speed high torque applications
I was thinking that also
Any thoughts on making the whole assembly larger? Scale the wheel up by 2? More surface area...
Andy Checkley yeah, higher torque with a bigger diameter heavier wheel. Then gear the alternator up so it spins faster or have multiple alternators in series.
Love your persistence!
just spent the full night watching these videos. mesmerized is the word i get to my mind haha
Have you looked at using a Tesla Turbine instead of the Pelton Wheel?
I built one using CDs as the disks and a CD spindle case as the housing, the results were surprising :)
Best part of the CD based tesla turbine is that it can be done using cheap, simple tools.
You need a much higher velocity for a tesla turbine.
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Try it and see
I'd love to see that!
If the flow easily spinning the wheel, then you should consider adding some gears between the generator shaft and the wheel. If the power of flow isn't enough then consider the design in which the flow vertically hits the wheel instead of horizontal hit, the gravity might help. (alternate idea: reduce the diameter of the wheel or increase the diameter of the wheel and add some gears)
Fantastic!! First time watching. Great job on the use of lost energy.
AMAZING UPLOAD SET OF VIDEOS , You Are SUCH A GOOD TEACHER .
I wonder how much rainfall would be required to make up for all the electricity you put into this project! Haha!
@Tazimo Dragon LOL
Tazimo Dragon pumping water back up takes more energy than you get from it coming back down otherwise you would have infinite energy
could you potentially make the feeder tube go straight down with a fine point nozzle to reduce the re direct of water? And reduce the pipe size towards the bottom to use Bernoulli's principle to get faster flow?
I think it's less a matter of flow than it is pressure.
The amount of water flowing through the tube is low, given the size of the vertical pipe compared to the nozzle.
Dude On Bike well having a pipe that reduced sized Over time would result in higher pressure at the nozzle and more water flowing out onto the pelton wheel
@@wesleymedeiros4325 Again, I pressure is the determinant factor. And pressure is determined by the height of the water column, not the diameter or shape of the pipe. Flow in the main tube isn't restricted. The restriction occurs in the nozzle to generate velocity. And trying to optimize velocity and flow. Pressure is constant and depends on the water column. (In other words, when one commenter suggested a vertical pipe twice the diameter, he became exasperated because it makes ZERO difference in the pressure.)
Something very therapeutic about watching metal being machined on the lathe or the mill!
Agreed! I feel that way every time I do it, except of course when I screw up and break a tool! 😂
Smoothing the surface of the cups will also give you a boost in efficiency. Also you could add sides to force the water to hit the cups and get every usable amount of energy possible into them.