Improved 3D printed micro hydro turbine.

wanted to make a quick video with a few suggestions you gave me. please keep up with comments and revision ideas they really have gone a long way.
Thanks for watching another hydro power video!
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[@PopcornPapiii]

I’m super surprised you didn’t get more wattage out of your new hydro turbine generator, the flow of that river sounds and looks like it would produce awesome amounts of power…great video contents dude keep up the good work.

[@Beyond_The_Tint]

It has to be the motor or a flaw In my design. I agree there should be much more power being pulled from the river

[@jclowe735]

When you redesign your micro hydro turbine try a Nema 17 stepper motor of course if you do used a Nema 17 stepper motor you'll need a full bridge rectifier to change AC to DC and a DC capacitor to smooth out the DC voltage.

[@Beyond_The_Tint]

I'll look into this

[@insAneTunA]

First of all a big thanks for the very helpful assistance in those cold conditions from te lady. I think that your source of water is more than enough to produce some substantial power, so I do not think that the water or the amount of flow and speed is the problem. My first thought is that the design from the prop or impeller is restricting the flow from the water too much. It is working against itself. And I would suggest to use a type of load for your tests that is variable or that has certain fixed settings with different capacities, so that you can always get a reading. Some reading is better as no reading at all. And over time you can compare the readings with the different type of propellers or impellers or even with totally different designs. And there is a thing called plastidip, that is used to dip tools and other stuff in order to give it a new rubber grip, or to waterproof things. It is like a can of paint, and you simply dip the object that you want to waterproof into the rubber, and Bob's your uncle. 👍

[@Beyond_The_Tint]

I agree with what you said about the readings, I will fix this as always your input is appreciated. If you wanna talk about the tank track idea in the future, let me know we should make that happen.

[@insAneTunA]

@@Beyond_The_Tint For sure. I have already been thinking about it. For example if the blades should be the entire width of the track, or should the blades alternate from left to right every other track link. Or should the blades be shaped like a rake with slightly alternating teeth at every other track link....Should the blades be shaped like a wing or should the blades be shaped like a spoon, should the blades have a sharkskin surface that goes against the flow of the water for extra resistance? Would it make a difference if the track has some ducting or wings to direct the flow of water? There are so many possibilities. And if it were just up to me I would love to see it all. I mean, it can be stretched out over a longer period of time of course. But I think that it is interesting enough to find out. So now that I am writing this my first thought is that it would be handy if it has some sort of standard mounting system at each track link for a variety of different blade types, so that the blades would not be too hard to change. Perhaps that is something that you might want to keep in mind when you are going to design the track links. 👍

[@Beyond_The_Tint]

@@insAneTunA looks like you did put alot of thought into it, I like your ideas and may have an idea to make this happen stay TunAd.

[@insAneTunA]

@@Beyond_The_Tint And another thing that I suddenly realize is that with a track shaped turbine you could even think about mounting two generators. That is if it happens to work at all and if there is enough power from the water to overcome the torque from the generators when a load is applied.

[@insAneTunA]

@@Beyond_The_Tint I'm already hooked 😁

[@mangjay80]

Wow wow interesting

[@Tumsakari]

I think this can still be improved by making the tolerance larger, and also by making the pitch/angle of the prop higher. Higher propeller pitch == lower resistance, which leads to a more uniform motor rpm Based on what I can see in the video, your tolerance is still quite small, and the water turbulence from the river will still be able to flex the plastic just enough that causes fiction/ making the motor not spin constantly Also, you should get rid of the chamfer, since it would make the water thats entering into the duct, less stable. Make it like the original design before its was modified. Like == /| *blade* |\ Not == |\ *blade* /| ^^^ will help with retaining/avoiding non linear water flow.

[@Beyond_The_Tint]

I'll try this design, thanks

[@negril_rasta]

Interesting