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Why not use a single mega block, and hydrolics? Seems to me there would be less mechanical wear, and the system would be simpler?
by nielsbjerg 8y ago
Why not use a single mega block, and hydrolics? Seems to me there would be less mechanical wear, and the system would be simpler?
- andbberger 8y agoHigher structural costs presumably. In the idea presented here you only need to move a small amount of mass at a time, so you don't need an especially strong crane.
- juancampa 8y agoI was thinking the same but with chains or some heavy contiguous body. The problem is that you need something that can lift one super heavy load, as opposed to many lighter weight ones. I guess that's what you mean by hydraulics but then you need hydraulics
- eeZah7Ux 8y ago*hydraulics
- gitgud 8y agoIf the giant block was literally just suspended and a crane would hoist it up and lower it to recover energy. Then this would put continuous stress on the crane structure. Much higher than a series of smaller blocks being lifted intermittently.