ZOTLÖTERER - worldwide first Gravitation Water Vortex Power Plant

10kW Gravitation Water Vortex Power Plant (since 2006) with Zotlöterer-turbine (since 2009) in Obergrafendorf (Austria) - the first hydro power plant which generates electricity, aquatic plants, microbe and fishes - for more information see at http://www.zotloeterer.com/.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• gravitation
• water
• vortex
• power
• plant
• GWVPP
• Gravitations
• Wasserwirbelkraftwerk
• Zotlöterer
• turbine
• Wasser
• Wirbel
• low
• hydro

[HeavyDemir]

good way of making use of a 1,5 - 2 M fall in a slow moving stream, or will it be better to lay down 2 Km of 4 inch pipe up stream to get the pressure u need to run a conventional turbine ?

[z50king29]

@WodeBolder you don't want torque, you want horse power

[WodeBolder]

@z50king29 you get the torque though....

[z50king29]

seems like a waste of energy to use the slow moving water on the inside to push on the paddles. no? there must be some large gearing going on to spin that generator anywhere near fast enough to produce

[ventusz]

@clearlogicify I was kidding :D I meant why would it be good to make a vortex (with the spinning shaft in the middle :D) So that it spins the vortex and not vice versa :)

[clearlogicify]

@ventusz What do you think? Where do you think the power is generated?

[metalgodkill]

good question

[ventusz]

So what's the purpose of making a vortex? XD

[WayneDavisRocks]

sweet