Since the wheel seems to use the energy to pump and pressurize some of the water in the race to feed a drip system: How does this compare, efficiency wise, with building a hydraulic ram and anchoring it and it's ram pipe in the race? Would such a system produce equivalent flow and pressure? Hydraulic rams are simple - two moving parts besides the water and air - last for decades, and are easily constructed from plumbing parts (or miscelaneous junk). Even if a ram matches or beats it, such a wheel would do a great job driving a generator. Also: Love the half-cylinder blades: An undershot water-wheel equivalent to a pelton/turgo turbine!
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Thanks for experiment.
Since the wheel seems to use the energy to pump and pressurize some of the water in the race to feed a drip system: How does this compare, efficiency wise, with building a hydraulic ram and anchoring it and it's ram pipe in the race? Would such a system produce equivalent flow and pressure?
Hydraulic rams are simple - two moving parts besides the water and air - last for decades, and are easily constructed from plumbing parts (or miscelaneous junk).
Even if a ram matches or beats it, such a wheel would do a great job driving a generator. Also: Love the half-cylinder blades: An undershot water-wheel equivalent to a pelton/turgo turbine!
Very job
Design is perfect for Pakistani cannel systems.....
$10,000 water wheel producing 5 cents per year power production ?
Great project.
I love the design and materials used for the wheel.
Would there be any design information available for the full scale setup?
why you conclude that curved blades are 30 % more efficient and then use flat ones 0o
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