Is this a good system to measure output mechanical energy?

[bugler]

Hi,

I was searching the web for aChas Campbell flywheel replication (found not to work by panacea guys) and found this thread in overunity.com Chas Campbell Flywheel Generator

Someone proposed to use a water pump system to measure the mechanical energy produced.

What do you think of this system?

Thanks.

[Farmhand]

Hi Bugler, You are studying Mechanical Engineering aren't you if I remember correctly ? I think that wattsup guy has a good idea there, but the flow meter would be a loss, not so much the pressure gauge, the flow control valve would be a loss for sure, I would recommend a vortex jet nossel to regulate pressure, try to do away with the flow meter if possible, may not be possible.

I think there could be something to a setup like that if it is orientated correctly, I don't know how that would be but it would be a very interesting project, for sure. Maybe the flow meter could be done away with if a measured amount of water was moved a certain height.

The good thing about doing it with water is that there would be current momentum as well to help carry through dead spots, but normally friction would negate that somewhat. If you want to cheat a bit use water at about 4-5 degrees.

This video below explains why I think using water would be a good idea, at about the 4.20 m mark is where he starts to talk about water, the whole video is good but very long. I like the guy in the vid. He has a lot of learning in that subject. Victor Schauberger. I would download the video if possible.

Sacred Living Geometry -Enlightened Environmental Theories of Viktor Schauberger

Cheers

[gravityblock]

Make your own Dynamometer using an old scroll usb mouse. A dynamometer, is a device for simultaneously measuring torque and rotational speed (rpm). Detailed information and software to build the home-made Dynamo-meter from an USB mouse.

The software continuously plots RPM, Torque, and Power. It can export torque and power Vs. RPM curves to excel in .csv format. This system is good to calculate the torque during acceleration. The software will give you the Torque and Power VS RPM Curves. The effieciency at it's peak RPM can be calculated by: Efficiency = Max Power From Graph / (Volts * Amps). I have tested this and it does work. This is a cool little project and I hope it can be useful for your specific application.

GB

[bugler]

Hi both,

thanks for your answer.

The software with the mouse looks rather interesting though maybe comples to replicate.

I will take a look at it.

Thanks.

[ashtweth]

Use what EVGRAY did
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