This is my groups water wheel. Before we start I would like to say, well type, that my group was Broy, R.T., And Myself. Our water wheel lifted the maximum load possible at the challenge and did it with very low energy usage. Our Wheel (I will call it “Mr. Spinny” from now on.) Is 6 Inches wide and has a radius of 2 1/2 Inches. The blade surface area is 10.5 Square In. The lip side is 3/8 in. so the total volume that the blade can hold when its horizontal is 3.9375 Cubic In. One more size measurement. The MAXIMUM Amount of water that the blades can hold (using 2 blades to create a bucket and using 3.14 for pi) Is 11.9 Cubic inches of water per bucket. Moo. The amount of torque that the specified amount of water can output is .43 foot-pounds. Once again, Moo. Assuming that 1.5 blades are filled when under a load the maximum amount of torque that Mr. Spinny can produce under a load is .645 foot-pounds. Moo. One last thing. There are wooden reinforcements on the blades. (see pictures)

Pictures Lurk Below.

Specs:

1 3/4 in. = blade diameter

3/8 in. = lip size

2 1/2in. = radius of cd/wheel

6in. = length

1 3/4 in. = distance between blades on edge