Authorized Personnel Only Hydroelectric Power Plant Wicket Gate Actuators Up Close And Dangerous

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@jamescross2229 3 жыл бұрын

It`s like a giant variable geometry turbocharger. Great videos - thanks so much for sharing!

@Physicsduck 3 жыл бұрын

You are exactly correct, it works in much the same way. Thanks for watching! :)

@Physicsduck 2 жыл бұрын

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@RLD_Media 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, found your videos last night. Holy shit, you're probably my new favorite channel. I have a massive interest in this stuff, but it is insanely hard to find any reading materials online that cover this shit. You deserve 300k+ to 1.9m subscribers. I'll let you decide the final number but your day is soon bud!

@apearofscissors7058 2 жыл бұрын

2:09 looks like a robot turning a steering wheel. Bow down to your robot overlords.

@wyttigr1 3 жыл бұрын

awesome video chris i love it hell i love most of your videos keep up thr good work my friend we all need geeks like you in our lives

@patricksworkshop6010 3 жыл бұрын

Its cool to me how they are so similar to vigv or variable stators inside of turbine engines, and how they serve the same purposes.

@toydoctor88 3 жыл бұрын

Might be fun to see the change in current output in relation to the wicket gate actuator position. Very cool to see the gates move though.

@toddteagarden2200 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic videos! I wish you would explain what things are such as wicket gates and what they do etc.

@allezvenga7617 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your sharing

@Physicsduck 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@SamSitar 3 жыл бұрын

nice way to control a lot of water.

@parker1ray Жыл бұрын

That turbine shaft appears to have some wobble!

@araksaenthaweesuk1707 3 жыл бұрын

It is very important for hydro machinery.

@williamdavies8151 3 жыл бұрын

Love the disclaimer.

@araksaenthaweesuk1707 3 жыл бұрын

Water power is green energy.

@derina.maleek9408 2 жыл бұрын

I love you chris

@stevewhite6252 3 жыл бұрын

The impeller shaft appears to be slightly off center as it turns. Is that normal?

@Physicsduck 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah really, it may need a half-turn of tightening on the bearing blocks but when you get that old, you'll wobble a bit too.

@SamSitar 3 жыл бұрын

@@Physicsduck what are bearing blocks?

@randacnam7321 3 жыл бұрын

@@SamSitar Blocks are the things that mechanically support the bearing races.

@markpitts5194 3 жыл бұрын

@@Physicsduck Everything in that plant seems to be just a little wonky, thinking back to the worm shaft. How old is it all?

@dieseldork6 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome videos Chris! Thanks for letting us see what most cannot! What is the spec on the main bearings for this turbines? Just curious as they have a hard life.

@Physicsduck 3 жыл бұрын

I have no idea, but I'll find out and do a video on it for you. :) Thanks for watching!

@dieseldork6 3 жыл бұрын

@@Physicsduck thank you! It is a curiosity because one of the failure points of the turbine in a hydroelectric plant that caused loss of life in Siberia a few years ago, was improper maintenance to the lower turbine bearings. The main reason for that was because the only way to change the oil was to totally shut it down and get inside to do it. Was curious what is normal and how many revolutions you can actually get before it is time to change bearings and seals. Love the channel! Thanks a lot!

@GFSwinger1693 2 жыл бұрын

How did the shaft become eccentric?

@jfbeam 2 жыл бұрын

The century old bearings are, well, a century old. (some say they do that on purpose to keep the brushes moving so they never freeze in place. if they wear slowly, the springs may not keep full pressure on them.)