Hi,
I always wandered about clearances, how close coupled do you guys think
is the screw to the wall of the tube?
As anyone found any design notes on designing and building one/
Best Regards
             Luis

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From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf
Of alan.b.pearce@stfc.ac.uk
Sent: 08 July 2010 12:24
To: piclist@mit.edu
Subject: RE: [TECH]:: Archimedes Screw - wide range of modern uses

> Found this page while looking for something quite different (as often
> happens)
> Liable to be of at least passing interest to many.
> Possibly even of unexpected practical use to some.
> 
> 
> http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Screw/Applications.html

They are being used for power generation in the UK, a reverse use to
what they are normally put to.

e.g. http://www.westernrenew.co.uk/Archimedes%20screw%20turbines.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7586285.stm

Also referenced here under 'turbine types' ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_hydro

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