Overshot Water Wheel Design Calculator Software :: Overshot Water Wheel Performance Calculator

Overshot Water Wheel Design Calculator - Borst Engineering & Construction LLC

Flume Design Flow Rate (GPM, GPM=448.8 x CFS)
Flume Design Inlet Pressure (PSI)
Flume Design Elevation Change (Feet)
Flume Design Hydraulic Diameter (Inches)
Flume Design Length (Feet)
Flume Design Hazen-Williams Friction Coefficient (Steel Pipe is 130)
Flume Outlet Height above Wheel (Feet)
Wheel Design Diameter (Feet, larger diameters yield more torque and lower RPM)
Bucket Thickness (Inches, from Blade Stress Analysis Calculator)
Shaft Diameter (Inches, from Shaft Stress Analysis Calculator)
Expected Wheel Efficiency (%, 80 to 90 typical)
Expected Generator Efficiency (%, 90 typical for PMG)


Maximum Theoretical Power (KW, HP=KW/0.745)
Estimated Power (KW, HP=KW/0.745)
Estimated Energy (KWH/Month)
Maximum Steady Shaft Torque (Ft-Lbs)
Flume Minimum Hydraulic Diameter (Inches)
Flume Actual Flow Rate (GPM, CFS=GPM/448.8)
Flume Actual Velocity (FPS)
Flume Actual Reynolds Number (4600 or more required)
Head Available at Site (Feet)
Head Available at Site (PSI)
Flume Actual Friction Head Loss (Feet)
Flume Actual Friction Head Loss (PSI)
Flume Specific Friction Head Loss (Feet per 100 Feet of Pipe)
Flume Specific Friction Head Loss (PSI per 100 Feet of Pipe)
Head Available at Flume Outlet (Feet)
Head Available at Flume Outlet (PSI)
Required Flume Outlet Width at Wheel (Inches)
Minimum Flume Outlet Depth at Wheel (Inches)
Horizontal Distance Flume Outlet Water travels to Wheel (Inches)
Wheel Water Velocity from Flume Outlet Height above Wheel (FPS)
Wheel Optimal Tangential Velocity (FPS)
Wheel Optimal Rotation Speed (RPM)
Wheel Operating Head (Feet)
Wheel Working Circumference (Feet)
Wheel Working Cross-Sectional Area (SF)
Number of Wheel Buckets
Wheel Width & Bucket Length (Inches)
Bucket Spacing & Bucket Width (Inches)
Bucket Depth (Inches)
Bucket Volume (Gallons, CF=0.1337 x Gallons)
Number of Wheel Radial Arms
Weight of Wheel (Lbs)
Maximum Bucket Force (Lbs)
Maximum Shaft Force (Lbs)
Maximum Bucket Bending Moment (In-Lbs)
Maximum Shaft Bending Moment (In-Lbs)