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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays

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posted 09-16-2005 12:49 AM

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William Hooper
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posted 09-16-2005 01:14 AM

quote: Daryl C. W. O'Shea
I passed this prop blade (which was doing 100 km/h) going north bound on the 400

I can't imagine why they'd build such a huge prop. That's exactly the sort of thing that's usually CGI'd these days.

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 09-16-2005 01:16 AM

If you look at the hundreds of identical blades in the pictures before and after the one I posted it might not be too hard to imagine. [Smile]

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Adam Martin
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posted 09-16-2005 05:50 AM

Downtown Pella, Iowa (the home of Pella windows and doors!); the Pella Opera House; and another evil windmill.

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John Pytlak
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posted 09-16-2005 08:06 AM

quote: Mark Gulbrandsen
John..... that barely qualifies as hydro anymore... might light up a couple of florescent work lights though...

Glen Canyon doesn't even make the top 10 list for power output:

http://www.usd.edu/phys/courses/scst601/hydroelectric/dams.html

quote:
DAM NAME
RIVER
LOCATION
Power Output (MegaWatts)

Grand Coulee
Columbia
Washington
6180

Chief Joseph
Columbia
Washington
2457

John Day
Columbia
Oregon
2160

Bath County P/S
Little Back Creek
Virginia
2100

Robert Moses - Niagara
Niagara
New York
1950

The Dalles
Columbia
Oregon
1805

Luddington
Lake Michigan
Michigan
1657

Raccoon Mountain
Tennessee River
Tennessee
1530

Hoover
Colorado
Nevada
1434

Pyramid
California Aqueduct
California
1250

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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posted 09-16-2005 03:53 PM

quote:
Glen Canyon doesn't even make the top 10 list for power output:

John,

You missed the point...... I wasn't comparing output of the two.... Of course both are small hydro and both really are miniscule in comparison to the top ten in the world. Of that list only Grand Cooulee is large enough to be a member... I was comparing the visual, astetic, and political aspects of the two. Today no one would ever attempt to build a dam like Glen Canyon. But it is interesting that Nevada is building a bridge thats very similar to Glen canyon Bridge to bypass Hoover Dam.... BTW: Grand Coulee Dam just doesn't have that take your breath away visual impact even though its as larges as it is. Its just another dam across another river.

I watched them build the Ludington Pumped Power Projecto back in the late 60's and early 70's. Was a very novel way to generate power but its use is strictly for use only during peak demand periods. It replaces networks of gas turbine "peakers" that were used before theis project was completed. Since there are no pumps that use LESS electricity that they can generate the resiovoir is only pumped full during non-peak demand times. The neat thing is that the pump motors which are reversable are also the generators.

Mark

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 09-16-2005 04:07 PM

The pumps don't use less power, they just use excess power.

The pumps are run at night, when demand is low and there is excess generating capacity, to fill their 27 billion gallon reservoir.

During the day, when there is no excess capacity (they would rather run hydro electric at full power than to use more coal power), the pumps are reversed (becoming generators) and the reservoir is drained.

They do the same thing at many hydro electric stations, including the Niagara generating stations.

In any case, they'd be better utilized to pump cooling water through a nuclear generating facility. [Big Grin]

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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posted 09-16-2005 04:11 PM

Agreed Daryl and I corected the post to that accord. It still does eliminate all the messy high maintainance peaking stations that were once scattred all around Michigan. Someplace I have some neat photos I took back during the construction.

Speaking of Nuclear Power.... Remember that 1974 book "We Almost Lost Detroit"?

Mark

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 09-16-2005 04:15 PM

Yeah, you'all should'a bought some CANDU reactors (which conveniently don't require enriched uranium). [Smile]

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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posted 09-16-2005 04:27 PM

quote: Daryl C. W. O'Shea
Yeah, you'all should'a bought some CANDU reactors

Well, the U.S. wouldn't allow that since Imax owns all the patents to them [Wink]

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The idea in the FBR-1 was to make more fuel than it consumed, quite a few countries have them operating today with China being the latest to start constructuion on one. FBR-1 did operate sucessfully from 1962 to 1966... suffered the partial core meltdown in 1966 and is in stages of dismantlement today. Used liquid sodium to act as a moderator as do many of those in operation in other parts of the world. Liquid sodium is almost as dangerous as hypergolic rocket fuel and combusts on contact with air. Neato!

Mark

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Brad Miller
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posted 09-17-2005 01:03 AM

The most appropriate name EVER for a sushi/seafood establishment.

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Phil Hill
I love my cootie bug

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posted 09-17-2005 01:22 AM

JFC Grand-Poo-BAH, I think that was posted ages ago in the Joke Forum... Ummm by me! Or at least I sent it to Mr. Maartini and "The Group", which included you, for posting.

You REALLY NEED to get with it! Oh, and get a new writer too...

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Brad Miller
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posted 09-17-2005 02:02 AM

Oh, so sorry Phil. I'll post something that I know hasn't been posted yet...this "artistic" picture of you in front of a waterfall. [evil]

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Phil Hill
I love my cootie bug

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posted 09-17-2005 02:06 AM

You mean when I was at your house? [evil]

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Brad Miller
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posted 09-17-2005 02:18 AM

No silly, that's the picture you were all proud of because you were able to Photoshop out the tattoo you supposedly have on your ass. I'm not sure where or who took it (and I don't want to know!) [Shrug]

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