Water Powered Generators

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Water Powered Generators

Water is Wonderful. Usually even more wonderful than wind because it is usually more constant. What will be more wonderful still - is if you have a suitable source because very few people are so blessed. We have been double blessed at Ark Two because both of our properties sit upon each of one of the twin headwaters of the Pine River.

Below are links to pictures of the sites and on the web page I present details about the power systems designs and how you could apply the principles to other potential waterpower sites in a nuclear recovery situation. Between the two cases you will find an approach for either of the two opportunities you may find - either a low-head or a high-head situation.

Waterfall 1: The Large Waterfall at Ark Two

While we cannot implement this system under the present government bureaucratic situation you can still see its potential for use in a recovery situation and under the link below about pumps you can see the studies we have done in preparation and the materials to which we might have access.

Waterfall 2: The Smaller Waterfall at our Home

Although we are also forbidden to implement this system at this time you can again see the preparations that we have made. More particularly you will find here a presentation of how to build, out of materials salvageable after a nuclear war, a low head waterwheel system for use with a low rpm generator.

Waterfall 3: Micro Generating with Water.

Here is a micro generating system using water. Its big advantage is that it is constant, so over time one or several could add a significant amount to a battery storage system. It uses a blower out of an old house furnace so that the waterwheel part is very simple to build.

SEALED: Micro Generating with Water.

This is the SEALED mirrored version of this site from Forcefield that won't be opened until after The Great Catastrophe.

Pumps: Pumping out power

Surprise! Surprise! Pumps are used to move a liquid (like water) but - if you run the liquid BACKWARDS through them, then they will turn a generator (like that motor described on an earlier page - maybe even the motor that was used to run them originally). How do you run the liquid backwards - why you use something like a waterfall. This page contains the engineering studies for application to our big waterfall.

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