Projects / Mechanical / Project 10

Micro-Hydro Pelton Wheel Test Rig

Approx. component budget: Rs. 10,000 - 15,000

Objective

Find efficiency and power output vs speed, load and flow; draw the turbine characteristic curves.

What you will build

Pelton wheel with machined/3D-printed buckets, nozzle, pump and water-tank loop, pressure gauge, flow measurement and a rope-brake dynamometer.

Results you can expect

• Efficiency vs speed curve
• Power output
• Best operating point

What you will learn

Fluid machinery and turbines, relevant to hydro and power-sector roles.

Tools and notes

Excel/Python. The pump is the main cost (roughly Rs. 4,000-7,000).

Resume points from this project

• Built and tested Micro-Hydro Pelton Wheel Test Rig; objective: find efficiency and power output of a Pelton wheel at different speeds, loads and flow rates, and draw its characteristic curves.
• Measured and analysed efficiency vs speed curve and Power output vs load; wrote the report and presented the results in a viva. Add your own numbers: [x].

Replace [x] with your own measured results. Write only what you really did.

More mechanical projects

Back to all projects