Forringer, E. R., & Green, M. G., & French, J. J., & Leiffer, P. R. (2011, June), Low-Cost River Simulator for 100W Hydro-Kinetic Turbine Testing  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18304

\bibitem{asee_peer_18304}
  Forringer, E. R., \& Green, M. G., \& French, J. J., \& Leiffer, P. R. (2011, June), \emph{Low-Cost River Simulator for 100W Hydro-Kinetic Turbine Testing}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18304

Edward Russell Forringer, Matthew G. Green, Jesse J. French, and Paul R. Leiffer.  "Low-Cost River Simulator for 100W Hydro-Kinetic Turbine Testing".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18304 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_18304}
  Edward Russell Forringer, Matthew G. Green, Jesse J. French, and Paul R. Leiffer.
  "Low-Cost River Simulator for 100W Hydro-Kinetic Turbine Testing".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18304 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

@INPROCEEDINGS{asee_peer_18304
author = "Edward Russell Forringer, Matthew G. Green, Jesse J. French, and Paul R. Leiffer"
title = "Low-Cost River Simulator for 100W Hydro-Kinetic Turbine Testing"
booktitle = "2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition"
year = "2011"
month = "June"
address = "Vancouver, BC"
publisher = "ASEE Conferences"
note = {https://peer.asee.org/18304}
number = {10.18260/1-2--18304}
}

TY  - CPAPER
AB  -           Low Cost Water Tunnel for 100W Hydro-Kinetic Turbine TestingIn a multi-year project our students are designing,prototyping,andtestinghydro‐kineticdevicesintendedtoprovideelectricalpowerinremoteregionsbyextractingenergyfromrivercurrents. The low-cost submergible devices must not disturb surface use of waterwayswhile producing between 20 and 100 watts of power for river currents between 1 and 3 m/s.These hydro-kinetic power systems must be tested in a full range of water flow velocities. Localriver testing does not readily provide a wide range of flow velocities and commercially availablewater tunnels start at $14,000 for a model with a maximum flow velocity of 0.3 m/s and a 70 in2test cross-section, much less than the 400 in2 test cross-section needed.This paper describes the conversion of a pre-existing 24 foot diameter 4 foot deep above-groundpool into a variable flow-rate water tunnel facility using $500 of additional equipment. Waterflow is generated by an 80 pound thrust trolling motor powered by a pulse-width-modulatedmotor controller. Steady state flow rates as a function of input power are measured with andwithout central vortex suppression. Suitability for hydro-kinetic testing is verified bycharacterizing the velocity cross-section of a test section and comparing it with velocity cross-sections found in a local river.Additional applications of low cost water tunnels are explored including: flow visualization,scale model testing of wind power systems, and fluid drag measurements on watercraft.
AU  - Edward Russell Forringer
AU  - Matthew G. Green
AU  - Jesse J. French
AU  - Paul R. Leiffer
CY  - Vancouver, BC
DA  - 2011/06/26
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Low-Cost River Simulator for 100W Hydro-Kinetic Turbine Testing
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/18304
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--18304
ER  -