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Archimedes Screw

Settle Hydro - Re-using technology from 3rd Century BC

The Archimedes Screw being lowered into place in October 2009

Vital Statistics

of Settle Hydro's Archimedes Screw

Diameter	2.6m
Length	7.77m
Weight	7 tonnes
Angle of Inclination	22º
Net Head	2m
Variable Speed	7rpm - 28rpm
Nominal Power	46kW

Outflow from Archimedes Screw under high river conditions