AS HALES WATER TURBINES LTD STARTS TO BUILD A PROGRAM BID FOR THE ENERGY CATALYST R8 FUNDING COMPETITION , WHICH HAS AN OVERRIDING THEME TO PROVIDE SIMPLE, COST EFFECTIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS TO THE MANY DEVELOPING NATIONS IN THE SUB-SAHARAN AND SOUTH EAST ASIA REGIONS.
AS WE ARE TALKING TO MANY ORGANISATIONS AND SUPPORTERS IN THESE AREAS, THE CLEAR MESSAGE IS :
MAKE IT SIMPLE - MAKE IT CHEAP - MAKE IT EFFECTIVE
THE LONG CAREFUL AND DETAILED DEVELOPMENT OF THE HALES TURBINE DESIGN
HAS PRODUCED THE 1MX1M HALES MEC UNIT. THE MEC STAND FOR :
MODULAR - THIS WATER TURBINE UNITS IS DESIGNED FOR MODULAR DEPLOYMENT IF REQUIRED TO INCREASE POWER OUTPUT. THE COMMON VERTICAL POWER OUTPUT SHAFT IS FLANGED EACH END TO ALLOW ANY NUMBER OF MEC's TO CONNECT IN SERIES TO A SINGLE LARGER GENERATOR OR PUMP ETC.
ENERGY - THIS REACTION TURBINE DESIGN CAN PRODUCE RENEWABLE ENERGY 24/7 FROM RIVERS AND MANY OTHER FORMS OF FLOWING WATERS, IT CAN ALSO OPERATE IN THE DUAL DIRECTIONAL FLOWS OF TIDAL WATERS WITHOUT ANY ALTERATIONS OR PROBLEMS.
CELL - THE HALES TURBINE 1MX1M IS A BUILDING BLOCK, A CELL TO BE ADDED TO, TO BUILD A COMPLETE DEPLOYMENT PACKAGE BY ADDING OTHER HALES MODULAR CELLS TO INCREASE CAPACITY, OR ALSO VENTURI PANEL PARTS, DEBRIS SCREENS, GENERATORS, WATER PUMPS OR OTHER ITEMS ETC , MOST DEPLOYMENTS SITES CAN BE CONSIDERED.
SIMPLE - THE HALESMEC UNITS USED THE SIMPLE PRINCIPLE OF REACTION PHYSICS, NEWTON'S 3rd LAW - WHICH BASICALLY SAYS " FOR EVER ACTION THERE WILL BE REACTION", SO PUSH ON ONE SIDE OF A BLADE/PLATE AND THTS ITEM WILL MOVE, ATTACH THAT BLADE/PLATE TO A CENTRAL PIVOT AND THE DEVICE AS A WHOLE WILL ALSO ROTATE.
THIS PRINCIPLE HAS DRIVE WATERWHEELS AND EARLY WIND TURBINES FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, WHAT THE HALES TURBINE DESIGN DOES IS JUST ADDED MODERN MATERIALS AND CLEVER ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE A SAFE, SIMPLE AND MODERN DEVICE FOR ENERGY HARVESTING.
CHEAP - THE TWO MATERIALS USED TO CONTRUCT THE HALES MEC TURBINE UNITS ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT WHAT THEY ALSO DO IS BOTH REMOVE THE NEED FOR THE MAJORITY OF ANY MAINTENANCE , THE WATER ITSELF LUBRICATES THE MOVING PARTS AND THE STRENGTH AND NON- CORROSIVE PROPERTIES OF 316 MARINE GRADE STAINLESS STEEL MEANS THAT THE UNITS ARE ALMOST INDESTRUCTABLE IN NORMAL USE. BOLT TOGETHER ASSEMBLY FROM FLAT PACK DELIVER MEANS ANY DAMAGED PART CAN BE UNBOLTED AND REPLACED, 25 -50 YEARS LIFESPAN CAN BE CONSIDERED AND ON RETIREMENT THE WHOLE DEVICE IS 100% RECYCLEABLE. SPREADING THE COST OF MANUFACTURE OVER SUCH LONGEVITY = CHEAP.
EFFECTIVE - THE HALESMEC UNITS , EVEN AT THE LOW-VELOCITY FLOWS IN THE 1.0 M/S RANGE , WITH VENTURI ADDED WILL GIVE SEVERAL KWs OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO MANY RIVER SIDE REMOTE COMMUNITIES, TO SUPPLY REFRIGERATION FOR MEDICINES, LIGHT FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATING ETC. AS THE FLOW RANGES INCREASE SO THE TURBINES EFFICENCY SLIGHTLY INCREASES, AS WITH ALL TURBINES , ALSO IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALWAYS BEING ADDED AND THE LARGER MEC2MX2M UNITS HAVE ADDED EFFICENCY FROM CONTRA - ROTATION.
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