On 8 Jan 2009, at 21:59, Steve Wood wrote: > I dropped over to Wheaton Aston today and there was no ice at all. > Speaking to Stuart at Turner's Garage (51.9p) he said that it never > ices > up there because of the warm water discharged into the cut by > Wolverhampton sewage works. Doesn't it go into the canal at Autherley? > If so I'm quite amazed that the effects go that far. > > Conversely, was he winding me up? ;-)
Probably, but we can still have a bit of fun debating the thermal transmission properties of a narrow lock (Wheaton Aston). Does more warm water get through a lock with or without a boat in it, and what about wide/broad locks? Does length matter? ;-) -- Andy Greener n.b. Whisper Pangbourne, UK http://www.nb-whisper.com "Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid"
