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Old 08-04-2014, 09:15 AM   #1
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Where is that?



looks awesome
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Old 08-04-2014, 09:17 AM   #2
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel

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Old 08-04-2014, 09:20 AM   #3
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Old 08-04-2014, 09:24 AM   #4
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Old 08-04-2014, 09:30 AM   #5
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Can that be profitable? Massive wheel, must take a shitload of electricity. Although normal locks in canals don't seem very cost effective neither.

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Old 08-04-2014, 10:15 AM   #6
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Can that be profitable? Massive wheel, must take a shitload of electricity. Although normal locks in canals don't seem very cost effective neither.
Won't take as much electricity as you expect as it's going to be perfectly balanced by controlling the water levels in each bucket.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel
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Old 08-04-2014, 03:16 PM   #8
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Can that be profitable? Massive wheel, must take a shitload of electricity. Although normal locks in canals don't seem very cost effective neither.
"It takes just 22.5 kilowatts (30.2 hp) to power ten hydraulic motors, which consume just 1.5 kilowatt-hours (5.4 MJ) per half-turn, roughly the same as boiling eight kettles of water."

pretty cool stuff
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Old 08-04-2014, 04:05 PM   #10
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"It takes just 22.5 kilowatts (30.2 hp) to power ten hydraulic motors, which consume just 1.5 kilowatt-hours (5.4 MJ) per half-turn, roughly the same as boiling eight kettles of water."

pretty cool stuff
Impressive cool engineering for sure!
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That's looks really cool, thanks for sharing
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The dumbest and poorest people paid for that (I gave at least a fiver)

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