Tuesday, June 07, 2016

[syyzxjtl] Turn of the wind-powered screw

An endorheic lake, or one with very slow outflow, stratifies, most obviously by temperature.  Consider installing a screw-like pump to mix the layers.  The screw can easily be powered by wind, or possibly even by the temperature gradient.

This may of course drastically affect the pond's ecosystem.  A solution in search of a problem.  What flux thoroughly mixes the pond?  Very slow might still be effective.

Stuff from the bottom of the pond getting caught in the pump is of course a problem.

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