Nowadays “traditional” hydroelectric energy she's not the queen of the party: everyone talks about other forms of renewable energy, but they underestimate the capacity of a water turbine.
After all, hydropower is the most widely used source of renewable energy today. This is why research to perfect this field is also important, and this development seems really interesting.
SETUR, a hydroelectric “bomb”.
SETUR is a hydraulic turbine with the curious shape of a bomb (don't tell me it only reminds me of an atomic bomb), but it works for a good purpose. As? Deriving energy from the vortices generated by the flow of water.
The design team claims that this water turbine can exploit different bodies of water: rivers, tides, ocean currents. Even channels.
The designers "extend" themselves by claiming that SETUR can also be installed in industrial environments, such as irrigation canals and dams, but it is clear that it works better in places where there is an abundant reserve of water.
This time I'll try to do the opposite of what I usually do: to avoid confusing you with my not always linear descriptions, I'll show you the video first.
How does SETUR, the bladeless hydraulic turbine, work?
The operation of this hydraulic turbine is based on the diffusion angle of the space between the rotor and the stator, which is essential for generating energy. The rotor, a globe fixed on a rod, turns inside the structure and rotates more or less quickly depending on the speed of the liquid passing inside it.
Depending on the strength of the water current, the globe speeds up and produces more electricity. At the moment, SETUR is available as a 5kW or 500W turbine.
And don't start saying it's not much: research is used to perfect technologies! And then, given its size and performance, this hydraulic turbine can operate both individually and in "modular hydroelectric parks" made up of multiple units.
