Hydropower Flour Mill - in Bukit Tinggi, Indonesia
During my visit to Bukit Tinggi, Sumatra, Indonesia I for the first time had chance to watch Hydropower Flour Mills in action. I took a few pictures – and LOL… only two of them are quite clear. The hydropower mill is the undershot wheel type. The wheel (all components are made from wood) is mounted vertically on a horizontal axle. The flat boards, called floats, mounted radially around the rim. It is turned by the impact of water pushing/striking these float boards as it flows und...
