It's also a very bizarre design, there would be so much turbulence where the impeller is. He worked so dam hard to get like 3 feet of head, and then sacrificed a full foot of it.
It was cool to watch... But the efficiency of the design vs the effort is pretty rough.
This channel has been my latest obsession.
Looks good, but the water turbine should be at the bottom of the drop to harvest the most energy from the water.
It's also a very bizarre design, there would be so much turbulence where the impeller is. He worked so dam hard to get like 3 feet of head, and then sacrificed a full foot of it.
It was cool to watch... But the efficiency of the design vs the effort is pretty rough.