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Re: water wheel
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Flux
on Sun Sep 27, 2009 at 04:38:36 AM MST
I don't think you have much chance. Undershot waterwheels need a decent flow and need to be very large to do much good. From your description I doubt that you would supply the losses in your set up.
Flux
Re: water wheel
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hiker
on Sun Sep 27, 2009 at 08:16:27 PM MST
thanks flux..........
might try a 4ft raduies wheel-maybe 6 feet wide--with as many paddles as i can get in
there--run the paddles deep-for tork...then gear up to speed...
WILD IN ALASKA
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