Crazy Fountain!

Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
edited March 14, 2006 in Landscapes
Its on Lake Geneva, it's called the "Jet d'eau". It pumps water 460 ft. or (140 m) into the air. The water leaving the nozzle is traveling at 130 mph! I can't imagine the pressure requried to do that! I know, I know, it doesn't look that big, but what if I told you the boat is about halfway between me and the fountain!

hoping this message finds you well -Ian
Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur

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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 14, 2006
    Cool!!!



    but, ah... why? headscratch.gif
    Erik
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2006
    DoctorIt wrote:
    Cool!!!



    but, ah... why? headscratch.gif

    They gotta spend all that watch and chocolate money on tax breaks so the government doesn't get it, yeah, that's it, yeah, or maybe their war fund was getting to big from all those years of staying out of it yeah. Or Maybe they were trying a PR stunt for bottled water! yeah, I got their number. I'm just sayin' it's gotta be some kinda conspiracy!

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 14, 2006
    So I was just reading in Natl Geo how badly and quickly the glaciers are melting in the Alps...

    Now we know why!!! To quote Waxy: J'accuse!!!


    And yeah, the engineering behind that must be pretty cool. The pressure, the nozzle design. Man, I'd love to run some PIV on that gorgeous arc being made by the falling water. I just saw it now on my second look. Lovely stuff, I can imagine all the neat particle trajectories in there!
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]


  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2006
    DoctorIt wrote:
    pretty cool. The pressure, the nozzle design. Man, I'd love to run some PIV on that gorgeous arc being made by the falling water. I just saw it now on my second look. Lovely stuff, I can imagine all the neat particle trajectories in there!

    from one to another: spoken like a true "academia nut" :D

    (but it is a cool pic though).

    C.
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2006
    Frog Lady wrote:
    from one to another: spoken like a true "academia nut" :D

    (but it is a cool pic though).

    C.


    Thanks Froglady!

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
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