Water Pressure Driven Motor

Output and efficiency of a water motor.

Water pressure driven motor.

High pressure water pumps high pressure water pumps from pumpbiz cover the full spectrum of applications. These were used for many light tasks such as driving centrifuges and stirrers in chemical laboratories or running sewing machines like water engines they were eventually displaced by electric motors. The water engine is a positive displacement engine often closely resembling a steam engine with similar pistons and valves that is driven by water pressure the supply of water was derived from a natural head of water the water mains or a specialised high pressure water supply such as that provided by the london hydraulic power company water mains in the 19th century often operated at. A major innovation was the pelton wheel which was invented in 1878.

Most water turbines derived pressure by extracting energy from the impulse of moving water as opposed to generating energy via weight as was the case with most water wheels and some other water turbines. There is nothing particularly unusual about a pelton. This unit provides a maximum flow rate of 3 5 gpm and a maximum pressure of 2500 psi allowing the operator to adjust flow and pressure rates to effectively.