Abstract

• The objective of this research is to construct of small scale pilot plan flow turbine for rural area application in Myanmar. In Myanmar, there are many water resources. Water flow turbines are considered, designed and constructed based on rural area electricity requirement. All parts are available in local market and were installed in laboratory. The constructed flow turbine performed their functions correctly. This turbine can be applied over a water flow area and head range 3 m to 10 m in test running condition. This turbine can be constructed simply by people from rural area in our country with local materials. The small scale cross-flow turbine produces maximum power 4.8 w of under a head length of 10 m. This type of turbines is sample design, easy to maintain and low cost to construct.