Building and testing a micro-hydro turbine - André Léolein Tsoungui Foé

The brain drain from Africa to the developed world is a major drain on any economy. Access to energy in Africa, and more specifically in Cameroon, is a key factor in the development of agricultural industries. It is in this context that we conducted our research into the manufacture of a micro-hydro turbine. The preliminary design showed that the diameter of the impeller is 263 mm, that of a trough is 50 mm and that of the injector is 20 mm. The inertia mass of the impeller is 0.0021 Kg.m2. The torque..