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Question: can't we significantly reduce the number of moving parts by using a lever system to raise a single, giant weight, preferably from the bottom?
by hliyan 8y ago
Question: can't we significantly reduce the number of moving parts by using a lever system to raise a single, giant weight, preferably from the bottom?
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- gonvaled 8y agoYou can not use standard cranes, and there are obvious limits: motor power, cable strength, stability of the system with a high center of gravity, ...
- hliyan 8y agoCould we not do this with a medium powered motor on the ground, pushing up the load through a system of gears and levers?
- Gravityloss 8y agoThere was a project to carve a huge cylinder, kilometers wide, out of bedrock and raise and lower it with hydraulics. You could keep whatever's on top mostly intact. I don't know what's the latest status.
- markvdb 8y agohttp://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/heindl-958931-hydraulic-energy-store-system/ http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/heindl-958931-hydra...