Mini Linear turbine test Rakaia River, Canterbury New Zealand April 9, 2014. Pumping water and generating power to small car tailight bulb using treadmill motor/generator. Power to light is disconnected near end of video and speed and pump flow rate increases slightly due to reduced load.
Tests of Tuapeka turbine (linear turbine) at Tuapeka punt picnic on Clutha River New Zealand Feb 26, 2012. Tuapeka punt is operating across river using rudders and river flow to make it move sideways. Tuapeka turbine operates on similar principle with blades suspended on chains and incliined to flow to move sideways and turn wheels…
Tuapeka turbine ready for launching in the Clutha river at the Tuapeka Punt picnic 26 February 2012
The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. In the North Island, it runs for 425 kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and emptying intoLake Taupo, New Zealand’s largest lake. It drains Taupo at the lake’s northeastern edge, creates the Huka Falls, and then flows northwest,…
We tested the prototype turbine in a swimming pool at friend’s place in Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Floatation test – passed Driving test – not quite passed Transportation test – semi-passed Here is a video footage of the day. Linear Turbine Prototype – Test 1/4, 19 Jan 2012, Auckland Linear Turbine Prototype –…
Videos of original turbine testing in Japan 1984 and Thailand in 1986. Please contact jservice@ihug.co.nz if you are interested in this turbine. Full manufacturing drawings available at my blog http://kamomei.blogspot.com/p/welcome-to-johns-linear-turbine.html. Open channel flow (river flow) Linear turbine tests Fukui Japan 1984 (Kuzuryu river and irrigation canal). Pumping water and demonstrating able to rotate in same…