Mini Hydro Power Plant

The unit consist of a storage tank and a pump to simulate a dam reservoir, a cross flow hydraulic turbine, a generator which is connected to the turbine by a V belt, a lamp load bank, a dynamometer, and measuring instrument. Mini Hydro Power Plant is a self contained bench top unit for studying the power generation by a hydraulic turbine.

Experiments:
Mechanical efficiency vs speed for a given head and flow rate.
Overall power plant efficiency at various electrical loads.
Electrical power output at various heads and flow rates.
Turbine torque vs speed at various heads and flow rates.
Mechanical power output vs speed for various heads and flow rates.