Hydraulic ram —a device lifting water without conventional energy

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2003-12-22
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InthesouthernpartofChina,duetotherichrainfallsandfavourablytopographicallandscape,thereisabundanthydraulicenergyresourcescontainedinthecountlesssmallstreamsandriversinthemountainousandsemi-mountainousareas.Besidesthesmallhydropowergenerationwhichtransfersthepotentialenergytotheelectricalpower,thereisothertechnologyavailabletoutilisethepotentialenergydirectlyforthewaterliftingintheirrigationanddecentraliseddo-mesticwatersupplyinthevillagelevel.Thispaperintroducesthebasicprincipleofthehydraulicramop-erationanddescribestheapplicableopportunitiesforthehydraulicram.