Great video. Was looking for a video showing the operation and this was perfect. So amazing the engineering work done at that time to drain a lake. Most would have thought it impossible in the day and while we could do it far more efficiently with today's technology, it doesn't take anything away from the fact that it was and is an engineering marvel that (apparently) can still operate today if it weren't redundant/obsoleted.
The victorians sure knew how to over engineer things that didn't do much. These only output 6400 liters per second. Two of these pumps (ua-cam.com/video/7vvx-3vyeg8/v-deo.html) would fit in an estate car and could pump 3600 liters per second. It seems if they spent less time putting things in fancy castle like buildings with ornamented iron and actually concentrated on engineering, even without electricity they could have done better.
The difference is: It's fascinating to study the mechanical knowledge and effort from that time, and even the buildings are fascinating and beautiful. The modern pump and it's surroundings is dull. Working very well, but dull.
Great video. Was looking for a video showing the operation and this was perfect. So amazing the engineering work done at that time to drain a lake. Most would have thought it impossible in the day and while we could do it far more efficiently with today's technology, it doesn't take anything away from the fact that it was and is an engineering marvel that (apparently) can still operate today if it weren't redundant/obsoleted.
Tk,for loading this magnificent pump.vic-rom
The victorians sure knew how to over engineer things that didn't do much. These only output 6400 liters per second. Two of these pumps (ua-cam.com/video/7vvx-3vyeg8/v-deo.html) would fit in an estate car and could pump 3600 liters per second. It seems if they spent less time putting things in fancy castle like buildings with ornamented iron and actually concentrated on engineering, even without electricity they could have done better.
The output is 64000 liters not 6400, so much more estate cars needed....
"So every 10 seconds 64000 liters of water were pumped away when the steampump was working at full power." 64000/10 = 6400 liters per second.
Todays engineer stands on the shoulders of those who came before him or her.
Also, I wonder how well the Homa pumps will work after one hundred years.
Shut up bitch
The difference is: It's fascinating to study the mechanical knowledge and effort from that time, and even the buildings are fascinating and beautiful. The modern pump and it's surroundings is dull. Working very well, but dull.