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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