IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO GRAVITY TYPE WATER WHEELS

摘要

A water wheel (1) in which a plurality of water receptacles (30) are coupled to a belt (20) , the belt (20) arranged to freely depend from a rot at able shaft (10) . The water receptacles (3) are fixed to the belt (20) such that the water receptacles (30) are maintained in a substantially upright position as the water receptacles (30) descend with rotation of the belt (20) and shaft (10) . The water receptacles (30) are upturned more rapidly and at a lower position than is possible with e.g. breast type water wheels, to offering increased efficiency in energy recovery.