Feb 26, 2011 · We have a small (1m diameter) overshot metal water wheel installed in our stream, which takes the entire flow of the stream via a chute, but are having problems trying to …

May 16, 2013 · As someone who's built over 400 water wheels and hooked gearing to a few of them for making electricity let me give you a few ideas. First a formula. height in feet X flow in …

Apr 6, 2013 · The water wheel must be light weight so it can be removed when the river freezes over. My idea is to use whole barrels, attach paddles arround each barrel and an axle through …

May 7, 2006 · I installed the Pelton wheel PM generator by the creek about a month ago. Water is plentiful (approx. 30 - 50 liters/sec. Now I get less than 100 watts and according to Nando …

Feb 9, 2011 · The wheel itself was damaged by debris floating down in high water in spring 2010, so by the meters (in video) it was making about 1.2 kW when i visited. When all the paddles …

Jan 19, 2009 · I build water wheels and am trying to put together a simple power producing system for people who have enough flow and head to produce power yet who prefer the …

Sep 20, 2007 · Water gains about 19 PSI for every 10 feet of head when it is contained in a pipe. From 50 feet to 100 feet, you might be interested in a high RPM "Pelton Wheel". It uses a …

Aug 10, 2016 · I'm certainly not an expert, but it seems to me that either the ram pump or the water wheel (Pelton or other), are two approaches to use the power of water to pump water …

Feb 6, 2018 · Probably the easiest thing to do at this time is prevent water from the wheel dripping onto the V belts by building a shroud of some sort. What really interests me is making a …

Jul 23, 2014 · The generator I am spec'ing is a 5kw 50 rpm PM style. I have machine shop and welding resources. The design: The wheel will be 10 feet in diameter and three feet wide. The …