This is the lightest duty turbine and the easiest one to
produce. It has a 40 mm shaft and one pulley. It was named after the
most common site used to grind wheat into flour.
HKT: Hindu Kush Turbine (Cross Flow)
This turbine is a medium duty turbine. It has
a 50 mm shaft and can have one or two pulleys. It was named
after the famous Hindu Kush Mountain range.
PT: Pamir turbine (Cross Flow)
This is the largest turbine for heavy duty use and can have
two pulleys
or direct drive. It was named after the highest mountain range in
Afghansitan.
Kaplan:
This is a Kaplan turbine, or a propeller turbine inside a
pipe with
blades that can be turned to adjust the flow.
Pelton:
The
pelton turbine is made for high head and low flow. It has a
50 mm
shaft diameter and has one pulley. It can have one or two jets.
