Collected data of two Spanish VAWMs
| Colomer mill | Conqueta mill | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Town: Vall de Bianya | Town: Sant Feliu de Pallerols |
| Lat/Long: 42.20816, 2.45350 | Lat/Long: 42.07643, 2.50769 | |
| Rebuilding | Hydraulics of the mill (waterwheel + axis) + mill cave + grinding stones + water reservoir (only the crane to lift the upper grinder stone was ok) | All |
| Water wheel dimensions | Diameter: 1.32 m | Diameter: 1.32 m |
| Blade height: 0.12 m | Blade height: 0.11 m | |
| Blade number: 32 | Blade number: 24 | |
| Material: metallic blades, wooden vertical axis | Material: wooden blades, metallic vertical axis | |
| Hydraulics | Opening: 16 × 8 cm2 | Opening: 16 × 8 cm2 |
| Head: 6 m | Head: 4.27 m | |
| Flow rate = 300 m3/h = 0.083 m3/s | Flow rate = 300 m3/h = 0.083 m3/s | |
| Variable rpm | Variable rpm | |
| Purpose | Grinder grain | Grinder grain |
| Recovery of historical heritage (personal use) | Touristic attraction | |
| Cost | 4,500 € | 4,500 € per wheel (there are three water wheels in parallel) |
| Colomer mill | Conqueta mill | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Town: Vall de Bianya | Town: Sant Feliu de Pallerols |
| Lat/Long: 42.20816, 2.45350 | Lat/Long: 42.07643, 2.50769 | |
| Rebuilding | Hydraulics of the mill (waterwheel + axis) + mill cave + grinding stones + water reservoir (only the crane to lift the upper grinder stone was ok) | All |
| Water wheel dimensions | Diameter: 1.32 m | Diameter: 1.32 m |
| Blade height: 0.12 m | Blade height: 0.11 m | |
| Blade number: 32 | Blade number: 24 | |
| Material: metallic blades, wooden vertical axis | Material: wooden blades, metallic vertical axis | |
| Hydraulics | Opening: 16 × 8 cm2 | Opening: 16 × 8 cm2 |
| Head: 6 m | Head: 4.27 m | |
| Flow rate = 300 m3/h = 0.083 m3/s | Flow rate = 300 m3/h = 0.083 m3/s | |
| Variable rpm | Variable rpm | |
| Purpose | Grinder grain | Grinder grain |
| Recovery of historical heritage (personal use) | Touristic attraction | |
| Cost | 4,500 € | 4,500 € per wheel (there are three water wheels in parallel) |