On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 01:22:05AM -0000, luv2bsailin wrote:
> It's nice to see young folks thinking outside the box. They are the
> future! That "fluttering belt" concept is ingenious! I love it. I've
> been toying with various ideas for power harvesting over the years,
> and never thought of that one. Maybe the concept could be applied in
> flowing water as well...
Just off the top of my head, the answer is probably "no". Air has little
mass but (usually) moves faster than water; the windbelt leverages that
speed to generate power. With water, the mass is usually the key factor
- i.e., water wheels, dams, ram pumps (*there's* another brilliant and
dirt-simple device for you!), etc.
But hey, don't let me stop you. Great discoveries usually happen because
someone didn't believe that "you can't do that." :)
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Ben Okopnik
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