Old water mills: Britains new source of energy?
Müller, G. and Kauppert, K. (2002) Old water mills: Britains new source of energy? Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering, 150, (4), 178-186. (doi:10.1680/cien.150.4.178.38629).
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Britain's 20 000 disused watermills could be brought back to life as micro-hydrostations generating up to 1000 MW of electricity thanks to a renewed interest in waterwheels, particularly in Germany Though slightly less efficient than modern low-head turbines, both overshot and undershot waterwheels are much cheaper to build, install and maintain and can operate in a wider range of flow conditions and with a head as little as 0.5 m. Archimedian screws working in reverse have also proved very efficient and durable low-head generators, This paper reviews the latest developments in Germany and the potential for application in the UK.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0965-089X (print) |
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| Keywords: | history, hydraulics & hydrodynamics |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Item ID: | 39487 |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 13:50 |
| Contributors: | Müller, G. (Author) Kauppert, K. (Author) |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/39487 |
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