Set the paroperties of the screw.
Click and drag
to turn and zoom the screw.
What is an Archimedean screw turbine anyway
Archimedean screw turbines are used for ultra-low head hydropower applications.
These turbines are effective for low operational speeds and offer benefits such as compact design
and low-cost fabrication.
Key properties include:
- Blade Number Impact: Increasing the number of blades enhances efficiency and power generation
capacity.
However, relative performance peaks around 7 blades due to reduced flow from increased turbine
solidity.
- Optimal Design: The experimental and analytical study demonstrates that screw turbines with 5 to 9
blades
achieve close to optimal performance under specific conditions.
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Efficiency Trends: Turbines perform best at a fill factor of 1, where water volume fills the screw
bucket
effectively. Efficiency decreases with improper fill levels or increased friction.
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Applications: Suitable for diverse low-head locations like rivers, irrigation systems, and drainage
systems,
promoting renewable energy adoption in rural and remote areas.
How was it built
This software was created using Vibe Coding by a Large Language Model LLM / chatbot
and reworked in look & feel.
Some features had to be implemented manually and
corrections and improvements had to be made.
The following Vibe Coding prompts were used on DeepSeek:
"create a single page html page with tree.js. Create a archimedes screw. Add a combobox to select a
screw with 1,2,3,4,5 blades. Add a slider to change the angle of the blades. Put everything in one
file."
"An archimedes screw winds the blades around the shaft."
"can you smooth the screw much more."
"it does not look like a screw anymore"
"there is now a kink in the blade"
"kink still there, pith does not work"
