How Hydropower Works. Hydropower is using water to power machinery or make electricity. Water constantly moves through a vast global cycle, evaporating from lakes and oceans, forming clouds, precipitating as rain or snow, then flowing back down to the ocean.urbines and generators convert the energy into electricity, which is then fed into the electrical grid to be used in homes, businesses, and by industry. To see a close up view of how the generator of a water turbine works, see the Hydropower Basics page.
Regards, ... Â·. Dear Sanjay, The wear rate is calculated as the specific wear rate (Wsp), which is given as follows, Wsp=V/LD mm3/N-m. where V, L and D are the total wear volume, normal load and the total sliding distance, respectively. ...
hi ,,,,,,,,,, I want to know the manual calculation to find the wear rate for roller chain. other wise, manual calculation to find the wear rate for rolling contact surfaces not a sliding contact surfaces. HI. I don't know what kind of chain drive you have. Chain wear is based on 3% of 12.000 inches,that is .360 per foot,(12.360)after this the chain will ride up on the sprocket and jump off.