Pico-hydro test rig

A test rig for a 1 kW water turbine, sized from first principles and drawn to industry standards.

Role: [Your role, e.g. designer in a team of N]
Context: University project, Bournemouth University
Year: 2025
Standards: BS 8888 · GD&T · BS EN 1092 · BS EN ISO 1011

CAD model of the pico-hydro test rig: header tank on a braced steel tower above a sump tank

The rig

Designed a test rig for a 1 kW water turbine. The header tank height, flow rate and pipe sizes were set from the net head the turbine needs and the losses through the pipework.

Flanges and joints follow BS EN 1092 and BS EN ISO 1011, and I produced the full 2D drawing set to BS 8888 with GD&T.

Main assembly drawing of the pico-hydro test rig: isometric and orthographic views with a 29-item bill of materials, drawn to BS 8888