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International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering (IJMPE)-IJMPE
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Volume-4,Issue-12  ( Dec, 2016 )
Paper Title
Experimental Investigation of Cross-Flow Turbine
Author Name
Nang Saing Nuet, Myat Myat Soe, Aung Myat Thu
Affilition
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Pages
83-88
Abstract
The purpose of this study is both to test the performance of a low cost cross-flow turbine and to study on the efficiency of a low cost cross-flow turbine. In this research the maximum effective head 4.79 m and maximum flow rate 5.65×10-3 m3/s were occurred at gate valve fully open. The speed of the turbine is between 89 and 163 rpm depending on the flow rate. The maximum shaft power is 236.66 W and the maximum generator output power is 143 W at the gate valve fully open condition. The other objective of this work is to characterize the two stage power transfer in the runner. Theoretically, the first stage contribute 76.2% to the total torque (or power) production while the second stage produce the remaining, 26.8%. The maximum overall efficiency is 57%. Index Terms- Cross-Flow Turbine, Effective Head, Efficiency Performance, Torque.
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