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They do have tides though, so make it a big fan that points up.
by fragmede 4mo ago
They do have tides though, so make it a big fan that points up.
- wbl 4mo agoDepends on the canal. The UK narrow boat network has locked everywhere so minimal current in most sections similarly the Netherlands. In fact most canals. But then you have something like Suez which is just open to the ocean.
- fragmede 4mo agoThe UK locks themselves are water movement though, so if you wanted to power something for "free" on those, you'd attach it to there. Oh man did I love watching those as a kid. You wouldn't do a fan though, you'd have a line and a buoy and use the up and down motion to drive a linear electromagnetic generator to harvest energy.
- fennecbutt 4mo agoYeah but it's not really a lateral flow of water when the locks fill up and empty.
- lexicality 4mo agoyou do get lateral flow up/downstream during filling and emptying, but it's generally considered rude to do it fast enough to cause turbulence