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A '''gravitation water vortex power plant''' is a ] power plant, invented by a MAN, and thus, not a feminist, which is capable of producing energy using low ] 0.7 to 3 metres. The technology is based on a round basin with a central drain. Above the drain the water forms a stable ] which drives a ]. The '''gravitation water vortex power plant''' is a type of ] vortex turbine system which converts energy in a moving fluid to ] using a low ] of {{convert|0.7|-|3|m}}. This technology is based on a round basin with a central drain. Above the drain, the water forms a stable ] which drives a ].


Precourse designs were patented in 1877<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US195215A|title = Improvement in water-wheels}}</ref> and 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US3372905A|title = Power generating method and apparatus}}</ref>
⚫ As an added advantage, the inventor refers to the fact that the turbine aerates the water, helping improve water conditions, while the reduced speeds of the turbine, and the lack of ] ensure that most types of fish can pass through the turbine without danger, something which is much more difficult to achieve at normal hydro plants that require additional structures for the fish migration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wasserwirbelkraftwerk|url= http://www.zotloeterer.com|publisher=Zotloeterer|accessdate=16 December 2010|language=German}}</ref><ref name="fish"></ref>


The specific design described here was first patented by Greek-Australian Lawyer and Inventor Paul Kouris in 1996,<ref>{{Citation |title=Hydraulic turbine assembly |date=1997-01-23 |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US6114773A/en |accessdate=2018-03-25}}.</ref> who was searching for a way to harness the power inherent in a vortex.{{Dubious |Professor James Thompson Invented The Vortex Power Plant|date=April 2018}}
Because of the intensive aeration of water by the gravitation water vortex - in the rotation tank of the gravitation water vortex power plant is an ideal living area for aquatic plants, microbes and fish.


Later, Austrian Inventor Franz Zotlöterer created a similar turbine while attempting to find a way to ] water without an external power source.<ref name="treehugger" />


== How it works== == Design ==
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⚫ The water passes through a straight inlet and then passes tangentially into a round basin. The water forms a big vortex over the center bottom drain of the basin. A turbine is withdrawing rotational energy from the vortex, which is converted into electric energy by a generator. <ref name="tech"></ref>


⚫ The water passes through a straight inlet and then passes tangentially into a round basin. The water forms a vortex over the center bottom drain of the basin. A turbine withdraws rotational energy from the vortex, which is converted into ] by a generator.<ref name="Chicago Hall of Fame" />
⚫ == References==

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The turbine's theoretical ] is up to 85%;<ref>{{Cite news |title=Technology – Kourispower |url=http://www.kourispower.com/technology |access-date=2018-03-25 |work=Kourispower}}</ref> a test installation reported 73% efficiency, and after a year of use the installation cost was just under one ] per ] of output capacity.<ref name="treehugger" />

⚫ The turbine's ] of the water is used to improve water conditions, while the reduced speeds of the turbine and the lack of ] are designed so that most types of ] can pass through the turbine freely, something which is much more difficult to achieve at normal hydro plants that require additional structures for the fish migration.<ref >{{Cite web
|url=http://www.barnardhsi.com/hydro-turbines.html
|title=hydro turbines
|website=barnardhsi.com
|access-date=2018-03-25
}}</ref>

⚫ == References ==

{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="treehugger">{{cite web
| last = Mok | first = Kimberley
| url = http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/gravitational_vortex_power.php
| title = Gravitational Vortex Power Plant is Safe for Fish
|publisher=TreeHugger | date = 2007-06-02
| accessdate = 2013-01-08
}}</ref>

<ref name="Chicago Hall of Fame" >{{ cite web
| url = http://www.pureenergysystems.com/NEC/conferences/2008/EnvironmentalHallofFame--Chicago/displays/Zotloterer.pdf
| title = Zotlöterer Gravitational Water Vortex Plant
| accessdate = 2013-01-08
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329093626/http://www.pureenergysystems.com/NEC/conferences/2008/EnvironmentalHallofFame--Chicago/displays/Zotloterer.pdf
|archive-date=2013-03-29
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
}}

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Latest revision as of 20:15, 28 February 2024

A schematic presentation of a gravitation water vortex power plant, showing the turbine in yellow

The gravitation water vortex power plant is a type of micro hydro vortex turbine system which converts energy in a moving fluid to rotational energy using a low hydraulic head of 0.7–3 metres (2 ft 4 in – 9 ft 10 in). This technology is based on a round basin with a central drain. Above the drain, the water forms a stable line vortex which drives a water turbine.

Precourse designs were patented in 1877 and 1967.

The specific design described here was first patented by Greek-Australian Lawyer and Inventor Paul Kouris in 1996, who was searching for a way to harness the power inherent in a vortex.

Later, Austrian Inventor Franz Zotlöterer created a similar turbine while attempting to find a way to aerate water without an external power source.

Design

A gravitation water vortex plant with a Zotlöterer turbine near Ober-Grafendorf, Austria

The water passes through a straight inlet and then passes tangentially into a round basin. The water forms a vortex over the center bottom drain of the basin. A turbine withdraws rotational energy from the vortex, which is converted into electric energy by a generator.

The turbine's theoretical energy conversion efficiency is up to 85%; a test installation reported 73% efficiency, and after a year of use the installation cost was just under one US dollar per watt of output capacity.

The turbine's aeration of the water is used to improve water conditions, while the reduced speeds of the turbine and the lack of cavitation are designed so that most types of fish can pass through the turbine freely, something which is much more difficult to achieve at normal hydro plants that require additional structures for the fish migration.

References

  1. "Improvement in water-wheels".
  2. "Power generating method and apparatus".
  3. Hydraulic turbine assembly, 1997-01-23, retrieved 2018-03-25.
  4. ^ Mok, Kimberley (2007-06-02). "Gravitational Vortex Power Plant is Safe for Fish". TreeHugger. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  5. "Zotlöterer Gravitational Water Vortex Plant" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  6. "Technology – Kourispower". Kourispower. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  7. "hydro turbines". barnardhsi.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.

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