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The HydroHelp 1 program was developed to assist in selecting the correct turbine for small, low-head hydroelectric sites. It contains data on 28 types of turbines from various manufacturers. The program uses Excel and can evaluate turbines from 1,000kw up to large turbines. It is available for free download from a hydro consulting company's website to help address the high volume of requests for turbine selection assistance that manufacturers receive.

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Hydrohelp 1 An Excel Program Dection For Hydroelectric Sites 1

The HydroHelp 1 program was developed to assist in selecting the correct turbine for small, low-head hydroelectric sites. It contains data on 28 types of turbines from various manufacturers. The program uses Excel and can evaluate turbines from 1,000kw up to large turbines. It is available for free download from a hydro consulting company's website to help address the high volume of requests for turbine selection assistance that manufacturers receive.

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HydroHelp 1

AN EXCEL PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR TURBINE-GENERATOR SELECTION


FOR HYDROELECTRIC SITES

Selecting the correct turbine for a hydro site is difficult, particularly for small low-head
sites. Manufacturers are currently inundated with requests for assistance; hence many such
requests are not answered. The HydroHelp 1 program was devised to assist in the selection
process. The program uses Microsoft Office Excel 2003 on Windows XP.

The program uses data provided by manufacturers on the operating envelope and
commercial availability for 28 different types of turbines, and has been updated to reflect the
recent expansion of the envelope where applicable. The program has been extensively tested, and
can be used on turbine sizes from about 1,000kw up to large turbines.

The program size is 2.0Mbytes, and can be downloaded free from a website maintained
by OEL-Hydrosys, a hydro consulting company based in Montreal, Canada. Just go to
www.hydrohelp.ca The program includes the following types of turbines:-

Propeller turbines.
Horizontal axis “S” type turbine. Horizontal axis pit type turbine.
Vertical axis turbine with a concrete casing. Vertical axis turbine with a steel casing.

Kaplan turbines.
Inclined axis very low hear geared turbine. Horizontal axis mini or pit bulb turbine.
Horizontal axis “S” type turbine. Horizontal axis turbine, elbow draft tube.
Vertical or inclined axis “Saxo” axial flow turbine. Vertical axis turbine with a concrete casing.
Vertical axis turbine with a steel casing.

Francis turbines.
Horizontal axis turbine. Horizontal axis double runner turbine.
Vertical axis turbine with a concrete casing. Vertical axis turbine with a steel casing.

Horizontal axis, low head impulse turbines.


Horizontal axis BANKI (Ossberger) turbine. Horizontal axis, 1 jet Turgo turbine.
Horizontal axis, 2 jet Turgo turbine.

Horizontal axis impulse turbines.


Horizontal axis 1-jet, 1-runner turbine. Horizontal axis 2-jet, 1-runner turbine.
Horizontal axis 1-jet per runner, 2-runner turbine. Horizontal axis 4-jet, 2-runner turbine.

Vertical axis impulse turbines.


Vertical axis, 1-jet,1-runner turbine. Vertical axis, 2-jet,1-runner turbine.
Vertical axis, 3-jet,1-runner turbine. Vertical axis, 4-jet,1-runner turbine.
Vertical axis, 5-jet,1-runner turbine. Vertical axis, 6-jet,1-runner turbine.

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