Projects - Strangford Lough Wildfowlers & Conservation Association
Pictured Above: Francis Turbine Strangford Lough Wildfowlers & Conservation Association
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Type: NHT400/VSC Francis Turbine
About the Site: The hydro scheme is located in an old quarry were SLW&CA are based. The turbine is fed from a dam built in the late 1800’s to supply process water to the local linen industry.
About the Turbine: NHT Engineering supplied a custom Hydropak to reduce civil and installation costs. The turbine, generator and control panel arrived at the site in a prefabricated building ready to attach to the pipeline and outlet drafttube. A direct coupled Francis turbine was selected to provide maximum power generation for available water. NHT Engineering also supplied and installed the intake structure, trashrack, isolating valve and the pipeline. NHT’s engineers commissioned the turbine in January 2007.
Read more about the project in this article from Shooting Times.