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The Micro-Hydro Pelton Turbine Manual: Design, Manufacture and Installation for Small-Scale Hydro-Power

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This book is written for the engineer or technician who is trying to set up a hydrogeneration plant using the Pelton Turbine design. shows how to build from scratch, gives parametric drawings that cover all major components and gives you the data that is requiered to size your turbine correctly with the availiable water and fall.
For the person that only wants to get a general overview of a Pelton turbine instalation, they can skip the tech part and still get and excellent apraisal of their situation and potential, even if they want only to know how to order the equipment from a manufacturer, it will show what to look for and the alternatives that you can search for.
Excellent buy for anyone looking to install a Pelton Turbine

Excellent discussions, tips, formulas, and suggestions for anybody considering a micro-hydro project. Specifically written for pelton turbine construction, but a "must have" on the bookshelf for general information and applications.

This is wonderful information - and well put together. There's just two things that hold me back from giving it four stars. It's presented with how to info - the trouble is 1. no one But someone already in the field will have access to the equipment to use this book(so we would hope they already know). 2. You need basic engineering knowledge to understand it. It would probably be a great textbook... so it would seem that's where this book should be marketed. If you're interested in hydro-power for your own home you'll want something less technical and hands on and more about the various different types of micro-hydro out there. Great book - great info - just don't know what the market should be - if you don't have access to a plant that builds these the info here will be like reading how to's for knee replacement surgery - even if you read it you won't be performing it unless you're a doctor. Consider it a textbook - then decide if you want to buy.

No real help if you are looking to use a small pond or lake as your hydro source. If you have a stream that runs down a steep hill or mountain side this book maybe of use. I think this book is far too expensive.