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Subject: Re: [OM] BROCK
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 07:52:56 +0000
It’s an interesting structure, but it’s a bit harsh to call the engineers 
stupid, or to say that the Government intentionally wasted money (John).  It 
was the first of its kind and mistakes were made, as often they are when 
embarking on a completely untried project.

Chris

> On 11 Feb 17, at 05:11, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On 2/10/2017 4:56 PM, John Hudson wrote:
>> Now that is a tiddler compared to the height of this thing !
>> 
>> http://www.quebecensaisons.com/ete2009/eole_cap_chat-en.php 
>> <http://www.quebecensaisons.com/ete2009/eole_cap_chat-en.php>
> 
> An impressive piece of unintentional static art, and seeing your wife in 
> front of it really gives a sense of scale lacking in the official photos.
> 
> But I fail to see the point of comparing it to a grain silo. There are plenty 
> of man made objects for different purposes that are much taller (and much 
> shorter) than this wind non-turbine, so what's the point?
> 
> I believe the height of grain silos is constrained by the nature of what they 
> store and how is is handled. Too tall, and the grain at the bottom is 
> crushed. Too tall and the pressure at the bottom would require heavier wall 
> structures.Too tall and the pressure at the bottom, where they let their 
> contents out, is hard to handle. Observing them in Calif., height seems to 
> remain the same for any particular area/crop. In rice country, for example, 
> the newer ones are often larger in diameter, but the same height as the 
> smaller ones. I do see occasional shorter ones in a group, and speculate that 
> may be to accommodate a lower volume or more delicate variety of grain.
> 
> In any case, no one is competing to build the tallest silo. They aren't as 
> stupid as the engineers of that wind thingie.
> 
> Form Follows Function Moose

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