David Cragg wrote: > Some years ago I was told that BW was considering putting a turbine > in at Grindley Brook but then the idea seemed to disappear. Given the > flow down the Llangollen runs at around 11 million gallons per day > and the water needed for boats is just 3 million there is a lot of > energy going to waste - or going to endanger boaters given the cross > flows at the bottom of many of the locks.
You really need a *deep* drop to get enough speed into the water flow to turn the turbines - I doubt if G.Brook is enough. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
