Here is what I was referring to:
Its purpose is to lift water from a lower level to a higher level, usually for irrigation of land, and it operates on the following principle:
(Animated diagram created by Silberwolf, published 6 May 2007, and used in accordance with CC-BY-SA-2.5)
Why Silberwolf would use a red sphere to represent water, now that's what I find enigmatic. Nearly eight decades ago the motion picture How Green Was My Valley won many awards.
There are several in the UK. These days they work in reverse and are used to generate electricity.
ReplyDeleteAdrian,, I learned something new from you today. Thank you!
DeleteHow very strange. I came across that very animated diagram recently in another context but I can't recall where. Oh dear. As I said in response to another of your posts "Old age cometh not alone."
ReplyDeleteGraham, perhaps you read an article about the generation of electricity in the U.K. (see Adrian's comment above). We have a saying here in the U.S. that I have heard in two versions: "Old age ain't for wimps" and "Old age ain't for sissies"....
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