> -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:16 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I'd like 200,000 please (Wave energy) > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 5:56 PM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > This new design is clever, simple and awesome - exactly the kind of > stuff we > > need: > > > > http://gizmodo.com/5022335/huge-rubber-snake-is-no-joke-generates- > power-from > > -waves > > That's very cool. One thing I don't get though.... If it's a closed > system and the water is being pushed to the back, how does it get back > to the front again? The graphic and article only mention water moving > to the back of the device.
My guess is that most of it is done via the receding motion of the waves themselves, but it's also flexible so there must be some "bounce back" that would result in water being forced back to the front. There may be internal structures that make it easier (perhaps an inner channel with one-way valves or something but the article doesn't make it clear. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:263585 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
