| Introducing the Thomson
and Howe ‘Turgo’ micro-turbine. The Turgo is capable of generating up to seven
kilowatts for stand-alone applications. As an Example, a belt-drive turgo with 170 feet of
head, running on two 5/8" nozzles uses approximately 196 U.S. GPM and produces 3.6
kilowatts. The Turgo is available in four
combinations:
One advantage of using the Turgo is that it is capable of handling varying seasonal flows. By easily changing nozzles ranging from 1/2 to 1" you can match the volume of your mountain stream. The turbine housing comes standard with 2 nozzles, but is able to utilize 4 nozzles for higher flow streams. Another advantage of the Turgo is that it can work efficiently at a variety of different heads (vertical drop). The direct connected unit is suitable for sites that have as little as |
70 ft and as much as
115 ft. The belt driven unit can be specially ordered with drive ratios matching heads
ranging from 115 ft up to 300 ft of head. The Turgo Turbines are virtually maintenance free. With ball bearing construction they require little or no regular attention. The turbine runners are a one piece cast-bronze wheel with 20 blades. The water discharges out the bottom of the turbine housing into a sump.
In order to determine the most suitable system for your application, we will require specific site data:
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