We get information of types of water, make reportages about water reservoirs in our neighbourhoods, share the information in the international groups and create collaborative materials.
Reportages:
The Warta River in Poland
The River Rhein in Germany
Telesforo Bravo's research in Spain
Telesforo Bravo's Research by Group 5
Kinds of water:
Hydroelectic water plants, reservoirs, wells
QUIZ TIME
WATER TURIBINE
A water turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water. Water turbines were developed in the 19th century and were widely used for industrial power. They are used for electric power generation. Water turbines are mostly found in dams to generate electric power from water kinetic energy.
The result of the international cooperation is such a turbine. Our turbine is a model of a Kaplan turbine (Sorpe Dam, first picture in the movie). Moving the red propeller a magnetic field in the winding currents generates the electrical energy.
Large scale electrical energy production largely depends on the use of turbines. Nearly all of the world's power that is supplied to a major grid is produced by turbines. From steam turbines used at coal-burning electricity plants to liquid water turbines used at hydro-electric plants, turbines are versatile and can be used in a number of applications.The simplistic design, versatility, and efficiency of turbines allow for its widespread use in electrical power generation. When deciding on your power supply, be sure to investigate the use of a turbine if the electrical demand is large enough.
Large electrical companies build turbines from 10 MW to over 400MW. Maybe in the future we will work for such companies as we have gained some experience in this field :)
WATER DAMS
Without water pumps Obrhausen would be flooded. Some areas would be 4 metres under water.