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To: Triffin who wrote (4241)6/2/2006 9:32:00 AM
From: Paul Kern  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 24213
 
'm from coastal New England at the east end of Long
Island Sound .. We have a very strong local current
and diurnal tides ie Two high and two low tides
per 24 hours .. This current flows between Fisher's
Island and coastal Ct at rates in excess of 5 knots
in both directions for several hours everyday ..
It's called the "Race" due to the fast flow rate ..


Ditto the East River between Manhattan and Queens and tides have an advantage over wind -- they are entirely predictable as to time and speed.



To: Triffin who wrote (4241)6/3/2006 10:23:46 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 24213
 
Why not design a turbine that can
be 'sunk' within the Gulf Stream ..

I dunno; why not? :>)

Gorlov suggests that 656 full-size turbines could capture sufficient energy from the Gulf Stream to power North America -- but what happens to the Gulf Stream after losing some portion of its kinetic energy?

Fortunately, the design appears to be as useful in a scaled-down, distributed form as it would be...
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