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Water-Powered Generator Producing Electricity from an Artesian Well

Water-Powered Generator Producing Electricity from an Artesian Well. BLUE TEAM B. 2.009 – 4 October 2007. Motivation . Customer: Nuestras Raices, Holyoke MA Current use: drip irrigation Need: electricity generation from Artesian well . Current Configuration.

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Water-Powered Generator Producing Electricity from an Artesian Well

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  1. Water-Powered GeneratorProducing Electricity from an Artesian Well BLUE TEAM B 2.009 – 4 October 2007

  2. Motivation • Customer: Nuestras Raices, Holyoke MA • Current use: drip irrigation • Need: electricity generation from Artesian well

  3. Current Configuration

  4. Design Concept and Sketch Model Water Motivated Energy Conversion System: WATERWHEEL 1. Low Cost 2. Technologically Simple 3. Fitting for Customer

  5. Critical Questions • Can we build a waterwheel to generate electricity? (Technical Feasibility) • If so, will a waterwheel fulfill the customer’s needs? • What are the constraints at the customer’s site?

  6. What We Learned • Customer’s Needs • Uses for electricity (power tools and batteries) • Constraints • Topography • Access to water • Full Capacity Flow rate (120 GPM) good for 1500 W • Farm cannot handle this rate without discharge • $2500 Water Discharge Fee

  7. What We Learned • Sketch Model • Small-scale waterwheel works with moving fluid • Mechanical Difficulties • Design Alternatives

  8. Future Considerations • Water Discharge • Water Conservation and reuse • Adaptable alternatives • Economics

  9. Sketch Model Demo

  10. Questions?

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