M·MYSIMULATORCOLLECTION / UKRAINE / LIVING MECHANISMS
INTERACTIVE HERITAGEEXHIBIT № 455200
ZAKARPATTIA, UKRAINE c. 19TH–EARLY 20TH CENTURY

THE CARPATHIAN FULLING MILL

How mountain water became the rhythm of woollen cloth.

THE MECHANICAL EXHIBITREAL GLB · 45,356 ΔDRAG TO ORBIT · SCROLL TO ZOOM · TAP A PART
COMPLETE STRUCTURE
↻ 360° FREE ORBIT
LIVE MECHANICS

From falling water to lifted hammers.

Adjust experimental teaching parameters, not claimed historical performance measurements.

Flow 0.36 m³/s
Net head 2.8 m
Efficiency 62%
Wheel tip-speed factor 0.38
HYDRAULIC INPUT9.89 kW
SHAFT OUTPUT6.13 kW
WHEEL SPEED12.7 rpm
EST. TORQUE4610 N·m
STAMP CYCLES38.1 /min
POWER BALANCE0.00 % err
INTERPRETIVE SCIENCE

What does the mechanism tell us?

Energy is never created by a waterwheel. The wheel and shaft change the form and speed of energy transfer; the cam converts rotation into periodic lift.

01 / POWER

Gravity supplies the head

Potential energy becomes shaft work. Pwater = ρgQH. A change in head has a linear effect on available hydraulic power.

02 / CONVERSION

Cams time each blow

As the eccentric lobe rises beneath the follower, a timber hammer lifts. On release it falls, compressing the wool with warm water.

03 / CULTURAL CONTEXT

A living mountain craft

Transcarpathian open-air museums preserve examples of water-powered milling and cloth processing; this digital reconstruction is not an authenticated replica.

TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Three questions from the workshop

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