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Why don't we make [more] use of water wheels?
SiliconWizard:
Big wheels keep on turning.
coppice:
--- Quote from: soldar on April 07, 2024, 10:16:12 pm ---Not only that but they do not have water wheels at all, they have dams and turbines.
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How is a turbine not a high performance water wheel?
soldar:
--- Quote from: coppice on April 08, 2024, 11:53:35 am ---How is a turbine not a high performance water wheel?
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In the same way that a horse is not a high performance dog.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_wheel
coppice:
--- Quote from: soldar on April 08, 2024, 12:23:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: coppice on April 08, 2024, 11:53:35 am ---How is a turbine not a high performance water wheel?
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In the same way that a horse is not a high performance dog.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_wheel
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Er, look at the first image of the types of water wheel on that page. Its a turbine.
soldar:
--- Quote from: coppice on April 08, 2024, 12:34:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: soldar on April 08, 2024, 12:23:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: coppice on April 08, 2024, 11:53:35 am ---How is a turbine not a high performance water wheel?
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In the same way that a horse is not a high performance dog.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_wheel
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Er, look at the first image of the types of water wheel on that page. Its a turbine.
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This thread started stupid and it has not improved one bit.
I think the difference is quite clear. It is quite clear for Wikipedia and I think it is quite clear for engineers. If you want to argue semantics you can argue all you want but I will not be participating. You can argue a jet engine is an internal combustion engine.
The water wheel is an ancient invention across different cultures of the ancient world. They did not have water turbines which are a 19th century invention of the Industrial Revolution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_turbine
It seems to me the world can tell them apart. If you can't I don't think I can help you.
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