Is there anything that can go up 50 feet for a distance of 500 feet?
2007-08-15 15:24:55 · 6 answers · asked by Greywolf 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
You can pump water is far as you want with any source of energy (wind power might be a good alternative). But keep in mind, the higher you pump the water the more work your pump must do, so if your at the mercy of the wind then you will have to pump water slower to get it higher. On a side, if the place where you are pumping the water has a water level lower than the maximum height to which you must pump (50 ft) the you need only pump the water the height of the water level and a siphon may be used after that.
2007-08-15 15:35:43 · answer #1 · answered by damonago45 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it is a mechanical pump that draws a vacuum to make the water come in and then presses it out I think the limit is 34 feet (equivalent to normal atmospheric pressure).
When you have a motor driven pump that motor could be a gasoline engine - that will pump it very well without electricity. They are limited just by the energy the motor could put out so 50 feet up is no problem.
A lot of the older municipal water pumps have a shaft with an electric motor and a gas-powered engine on that same shaft. That lets them work even if the electricity fails.
2007-08-15 22:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to start is to install the pump at the bottom of the hill. This will minimize the suction you will have to pull.
Attach the drive shaft from the gear box, if the pump has one, to a turbine. Drive the turbine with steam. Generate the steam using a boiler fueled by any type of non-electric energy source fuel oil for example. If you select the correct equipment you can pump the water up much further and higher than you want. That is my very basic answer.
For anyone that wants to thumb down my answer. All I have to say is that this type of setup is in use in the chemical and oil industry all the time.
2007-08-16 00:04:55 · answer #3 · answered by Scott S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What other energy sources are permitted? You can use people power to push a wheel connected to gears that replace the energy of electricity. animals are even better. Of course, mother nature does the best job in the form of rain, but it is not 100% reliable.
2007-08-15 22:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by SteveA8 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try an internet search on "hydraulic ram."
You have to have the right topography, but a ram can do the job if you do. You can buy factory made rams, or build one yourself if you are mechanically inclined.
2007-08-15 22:36:33 · answer #5 · answered by aviophage 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
da vinci made a spiral water pump.....
2007-08-15 22:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by Punkerjim 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋