Well you have plunty of power to run a little DC current to the steal pipe for electrolysis and the dissimilar metals. you've done a lot of work and got a pretty good little set up going on there you should be able to run anything you want out of there!! have fun be safe and good luck 😊
Thx for watching I'm never sure who has seen what of the series. Here is a playlist of the 3 part synopsis which is an overview of the whole process ua-cam.com/play/PLtTypVpmDd-vkT9bJQkXw4I1t0e_4jMYA.html The whole series is in about 25 videos.
Amazing video, your hands on expertise and ingenuity are utterly astounding. I do have one nit pick however, regarding the jet. At 8:22 you said you snded the inside orifice of the jet in order to reduce turbulence, which is 100% the way to go on any sections of piping (eg valve orifices, adapters, etc) but for the jet I am fairly certain you want as _sharp_ of a lip as possible in order to minimize viscous effects from pulling the boundary layer outward in a cone like spray away from the jet stream. I am sure you have likely already seen these numerous of these on UA-cam before, but if you recall the usual nozzle design for those DIY laminar flow nozzles, they pretty much all require that the final nozzle very be close to a perfectly circular orifice in as thin a plate as possible with as sharp an edge as possible (while still being safe of course) for this very reason. Otherwise looks good to me :)
Where the water jet forms is known as the beak. Those components are made of stainless steel and are largely impervious to erosion by any sanding i did. The problem i was seeking to rectify in this early video was the deformation of the jet’s shape due to a very minimal flow rate. Ultimately the solution came in numerous subsequent videos where i moved the whole system to a creek with ample supply to run the turbine at maximum flow rates. All your points are well taken, but at this point (since 2015) moot. Thx for watching and if you’ve not seen the other subsequent videos there are about 25 in total which show the multi year process of our development.
if you wish to get rid of rust and mineral deposits in the pipe you are working on i use CIRTIC ACID just let it soak and it will remove it all without you having to scrape or mark the inside of the pipe and you will end up with a nice clean inside pipe you may have to do if over a few times but it works great and its bio-degradable too hope this helps?
Hello Joseph. Thanks for watching. I am retired and have made the series to help propagate the knowledge of how our system was installed and functions. I know a couple of people that design and install systems. Do you have a system that needs service? Where are you located? I’m glad to help if I can. If you like, send me an email to MrHydrohead@gmail.com and we can discuss further.
The generator doesn't contain any oil or other pollutants, its an electric/wire motor! It is NOT like a little home generator, it's more like a pto operated generator.
For the system in this spring fed system I had help from an instructor engineer from the hydro class at Solar Energy Intl in 1996. solarenergy.org The second system in subsequent parts of the video series were designed by me. Thx for watching. I'm never sure who has seen what of the series. Here is a playlist of the 3 part synopsis which is an overview of the whole process ua-cam.com/play/PLtTypVpmDd-vkT9bJQkXw4I1t0e_4jMYA.html The whole series is in about 25 videos.
Electrolysis is the process of separating the hydrogen and nitrogen in water using electricity. What you are referring to is called Galvanic Corrosion. This is defined as two or more dissimilar metals in contact in an electrolytic solution. Water, especially hard water is somewhat electrolytic, but very weak. This issue can be addressed by either using a replaceable sacrificial anode (usually zinc) or using transition metals (such as brass between copper and steel. Different grades of steel suffer to a much lesser extent. What I saw inside the jet was most likely scale buildup like you would see in the kitchen sink or tub from the hard water, not corrosion.
@@johnmcclain4479 - Couldn't the inside be coated with porcelain or a similar material, like how a cast iron sink/tub is coated in porcelain, to prevent the corrosion?
Well you have plunty of power to run a little DC current to the steal pipe for electrolysis and the dissimilar metals. you've done a lot of work and got a pretty good little set up going on there you should be able to run anything you want out of there!! have fun be safe and good luck 😊
That's one sweet system you have there!
Awesome setup
Thx for watching I'm never sure who has seen what of the series. Here is a playlist of the 3 part synopsis which is an overview of the whole process ua-cam.com/play/PLtTypVpmDd-vkT9bJQkXw4I1t0e_4jMYA.html The whole series is in about 25 videos.
Amazing video, your hands on expertise and ingenuity are utterly astounding. I do have one nit pick however, regarding the jet. At 8:22 you said you snded the inside orifice of the jet in order to reduce turbulence, which is 100% the way to go on any sections of piping (eg valve orifices, adapters, etc) but for the jet I am fairly certain you want as _sharp_ of a lip as possible in order to minimize viscous effects from pulling the boundary layer outward in a cone like spray away from the jet stream. I am sure you have likely already seen these numerous of these on UA-cam before, but if you recall the usual nozzle design for those DIY laminar flow nozzles, they pretty much all require that the final nozzle very be close to a perfectly circular orifice in as thin a plate as possible with as sharp an edge as possible (while still being safe of course) for this very reason. Otherwise looks good to me :)
Where the water jet forms is known as the beak. Those components are made of stainless steel and are largely impervious to erosion by any sanding i did. The problem i was seeking to rectify in this early video was the deformation of the jet’s shape due to a very minimal flow rate.
Ultimately the solution came in numerous subsequent videos where i moved the whole system to a creek with ample supply to run the turbine at maximum flow rates.
All your points are well taken, but at this point (since 2015) moot.
Thx for watching and if you’ve not seen the other subsequent videos there are about 25 in total which show the multi year process of our development.
We need smart people like you
I have never seen one before i heard of them for sale all i used is nozzles on mine 25kw and 6 inch pipe.
if you wish to get rid of rust and mineral deposits in the pipe you are working on i use CIRTIC ACID just let it soak and it will remove it all without you having to scrape or mark the inside of the pipe and you will end up with a nice clean inside pipe you may have to do if over a few times but it works great and its bio-degradable too hope this helps?
Also white vinegar!
or put some zinks in there like on a ship
Is that 'hard water' that you have there? Too bad it's not lined with plastic so it can't corrode like that.
Hey thanks for the info do you service for hire?
Hello Joseph. Thanks for watching. I am retired and have made the series to help propagate the knowledge of how our system was installed and functions. I know a couple of people that design and install systems. Do you have a system that needs service? Where are you located? I’m glad to help if I can. If you like, send me an email to MrHydrohead@gmail.com and we can discuss further.
what would happen if somthing like oil or other pollutants leaked out of the generator and polluted the pond?
+matthew volkman
We are south of Cimarron CO. There aren't any oils or pollutants present.
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The generator doesn't contain any oil or other pollutants, its an electric/wire motor! It is NOT like a little home generator, it's more like a pto operated generator.
Did you design and build this system?
For the system in this spring fed system I had help from an instructor engineer from the hydro class at Solar Energy Intl in 1996. solarenergy.org The second system in subsequent parts of the video series were designed by me. Thx for watching. I'm never sure who has seen what of the series. Here is a playlist of the 3 part synopsis which is an overview of the whole process ua-cam.com/play/PLtTypVpmDd-vkT9bJQkXw4I1t0e_4jMYA.html The whole series is in about 25 videos.
Hi is the generator a Low RPM or high RPM
+Felix Ikeh
1800rpm 60hz single phase ac capable of 3 phase
What do you think that is sediment or electrolysis? Or a little of both?
Electrolysis might have been a factor, don't know. It's fairly hard water coming from springs.
Electrolysis is the process of separating the hydrogen and nitrogen in water using electricity. What you are referring to is called Galvanic Corrosion. This is defined as two or more dissimilar metals in contact in an electrolytic solution. Water, especially hard water is somewhat electrolytic, but very weak. This issue can be addressed by either using a replaceable sacrificial anode (usually zinc) or using transition metals (such as brass between copper and steel. Different grades of steel suffer to a much lesser extent. What I saw inside the jet was most likely scale buildup like you would see in the kitchen sink or tub from the hard water, not corrosion.
+John McClain Thanks for the info.
MrHydrohead no problem. I have watched the entire series and I have learned a lot from you as well.
@@johnmcclain4479 - Couldn't the inside be coated with porcelain or a similar material, like how a cast iron sink/tub is coated in porcelain, to prevent the corrosion?
Can you make it or are