History
of TURBNPRO
:
November,
2011: TURBNPRO
Version KC4 is released replacing Version 3.04.
September,
2000: TURBNPRO
Version 3.04 is released and available to all users of Version 3.0x.
Version 3.04 includes minor corrections to cavitation characteristics of
Axial/Propeller units. This new version creates more realistic axial unit
sizes/speeds particularly when used in higher head applications.
August,
2000: Two copies of TURBNPRO
were awarded to winners of the Hydro Power Contest held at the Hydro
Vision 2000 conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
March,
2000: TURBNPRO
Version 3.03 is released and available to all users of Version 3.0x.
Version 3.03 includes minor corrections to the labeling on the print-outs
of the Annual Energy Report and the Solution Summary Report.
January,
2000: TURBNPRO
Version 3.02 is released with minor programming refinements.
October,
1999: TURBNPRO
Version 3.01 is released and issued to users of Version 3.0. Version 3.01
includes a correction to the Axial/Propeller Crossplot programming which
had previously developed misleading efficiency data due to rounding of the
relatively low net head values being used.
July,
1999: Two copies of TURBNPRO
Version 3.0 are awarded as second place prizes in the student division of
the 1999 Hydro Power Contest held during the Waterpower ‘99 conference
in Las Vegas, Nevada. Award is mentioned in October, 1999 issue of HYDRO
REVIEW magazine.
April,
1999: TURBNPRO
Version 3.0 for Windows 95/98 is completed and released. Version 3.0
covers Pelton as well as Francis and Axial/Propeller type hydraulic
turbines and all data entry is in SI (Metric) units.
1998:
A news release regarding TURBNPRO
Version 2.0 is published in Volume 5, Issue Two of The International
Journal on Hydropower & Dams magazine.
December,
1997: A news release regarding TURBNPRO
Version 2.0 is published in International Water Power & Dam
Construction magazine.
March,
1997: TURBNPRO
Version 2.0 for Windows 3.1 is completed and released. Version 2.0 covers
only Francis and Axial/Propeller type hydraulic turbines and all data
entry is in US Customary units.
October,
1995: TURBNPRO
Version 1.0 for DOS is completed.