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[Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net>]

On Nov 5, 2008, at 7:44 PM, <eureka AT hctc.net> <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:

> ... Looking into the well, ...t the
> water flows east to west ...
> What about a pipe with metal "wings" or a scoop like
> appendage at the bottom that could direct the flow into
> the pipe?

My guess* is that the water might rise in such a pipe just part of an  
inch.    The principle is that the motion energy of the water gets  
turned into height energy.  Notice how fast water comes out of a  
hose.  Point the hose end straight up and see (or imagine) how far  
into the air the water goes.

Maybe a paddle wheel could run a pump to move a very small amount of  
water up the the surface or into the house. This might be plenty. I  
visited a very basic cabin near home when I was a kid.  There was a  
slanted trough from the stream into the kitchen where the water poured  
very slowly into an open wood tank about the size of a breadbox, at  
the edge of the sink.  The pencil thin stream provided all the water  
the one resident needed, and made a lovely soft sound.  The fellow  
would very reverently dip out what he needed, being careful to keep  
the dipper and tank clean.

*(By some odd circumstances, I did study fluid dynamics at MIT, but it  
was at a very introductory level, and most of 30 years ago.)

Roy

Roy Morgan
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Groton NY, 13073