Endless Belt

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The basic idea is an endless belt between locks. On leaving a lock craft will attach themselves to this and be towed to the next lock where they will be automatically released with enough momentum to carry the boat to a small belt which will draw them in then through the lock.

It seems this all feasible excepting that the Belt Company work in Knots and Envag wish to be different to the rest of the world and work in KPH. It seems the same person that thinks boats on the Thames are subject to wave conditions that demand a high sided battery boxes is involved.
 
byron said:
The basic idea is an endless belt between locks. On leaving a lock craft will attach themselves to this and be towed to the next lock where they will be automatically released with enough momentum to carry the boat to a small belt which will draw them in then through the lock.

It seems this all feasible excepting that the Belt Company work in Knots and Envag wish to be different to the rest of the world and work in KPH. It seems the same person that thinks boats on the Thames are subject to wave conditions that demand a high sided battery boxes is involved.
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Bored, Byron?

I do agree with you about the knots versus kilometres issue though :D

However, if your endless belt scheme were to be introduced then speed would be determined by the belt so it would matter not what the unit of measurement was.
 
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byron said:
The basic idea is an endless belt between locks. On leaving a lock craft will attach themselves to this and be towed to the next lock where they will be automatically released with enough momentum to carry the boat to a small belt which will draw them in then through the lock.
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Belting idea Grommit! A variation on this theme seems to work pretty well for the trolleys in San Francisco.
 
I have just worked out how to power this belt for absolutely FREE !

The belt has seized to it at regular intervals a large cone, with the sharp end towards the direction of travel.

As the belt proceeds downstream, the current pushes against the open mouth of the cone, forcing the belt also downstream. The upstream section offers much less resistance to the flow as the pointed end is facing upstream.

The technology for change of direction at the upper and lower ends is already in existence on ski lifts. If we attach a generator to the spindle of the turnaround systems, we can generate more electricity, thus the whole project becomes carbon neutral and we cop a lot of loot from the Feed-in Tariff.


Do you think the EA would stump up a few hundred £k for a pilot study ? :)
 
sarabande said:
Igenerate more electricity, thus the whole project becomes carbon neutral and we cop a lot of loot from the Feed-in Tariff.


Do you think the EA would stump up a few hundred £k for a pilot study ? :)
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Surely a few Pelton wheels in the weir associated with each lock would suffice.

Actually I'm surprised EA dont have more water gennys to get feed in tarriff (serious point here) so I guess they can't claim on that.
 
Andrew_Fanner said:
Surely a few Pelton wheels in the weir associated with each lock would suffice.

Actually I'm surprised EA dont have more water gennys to get feed in tarriff (serious point here) so I guess they can't claim on that.
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There was a project started by HRH Prince Charles, for one at Romney to keep the Castle warm, but it's "on hold".
 
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