A ten foot tall one
2007-05-10 07:11:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
A 10ft water wheel can generate about 10,000 kWh annually if it is averaging 12 miles per hour, or about enough to power a typical household.
2007-05-10 07:19:08 · answer #1 · answered by Agent319.007 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a water wheel by itself will make nothing....
thre are many different ways to hook up a generator to the wheel. The generator will determine the amount of power generated.
You can go to Northern Tool and buy just a generator without a power supply. Each generator will have specs for the horsepower rating required.
now the fun part, you can try to calculate the amount of horsepower your wheel can produce
here is a link
http://www.waterwheelfactory.com/horse.htm
depending on the speed and torque, you will have to size your connecting pulley wheels accordingly
2007-05-10 16:33:18 · answer #2 · answered by BMS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on paddle size,torque, shaft diameter(ie strength). the generator requirements and a bunch more stuff. your question lacks some rather significant information. as the gen aquires a load that gets heavier ,the torque required will increase. now how do you want to quantify "electricity"? how many KW? Voltage,freq or is it DC? get that up on line and i'll do the answers for you...nothing is simple. it took billions of years before man could carry firein his pocket! It's called a match. LOL
2007-05-10 14:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is not the problem ,the AC that is generated needs to synchronize with the 60 HZ. If it produces DC there are many other problems.
2007-05-10 15:20:23 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the current of the water.
2007-05-10 14:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by Boozer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we need a bit more information to answer this question.
2007-05-10 14:15:08 · answer #6 · answered by math q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋