tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post5509017356046557740..comments2024-03-27T14:03:14.775+00:00Comments on Captain JP's log: Captain Cook Water JetJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475536270807856327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-56945658852908800952008-11-12T10:33:00.000+00:002008-11-12T10:33:00.000+00:00My experience of the water jet and Canberra in gen...My experience of the water jet and Canberra in general has been good!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the feedback (more posts to come) and info on how it works.<BR/><BR/>I was going to suggest it was a humungous tunnel that connects Geneva and Canberra and when one is spouting the other is draining water downwards (due to time zones it would be dark so no one would notice). <BR/><BR/>Reminded me a bit of <A HREF="http://captainjpslog.blogspot.com/2008/06/incredible-discovery-victorian-engineer.html" REL="nofollow">this</A><BR/><BR/>But I guess centrifugal pumps are a bit more plausible.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749223049615363296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-15259773164957601392008-11-12T06:09:00.000+00:002008-11-12T06:09:00.000+00:00There are two 4 stage vertical spindle centrifugal...There are two 4 stage vertical spindle centrifugal pumps capable of pumping 250 litres per second against a head of 183 meters. Each of the pumps is driven by a 560 kilowatt water-cooled 3.3 kilovolt electric motor. Operation of the jet can be carried out both remotely using programmable logic controls and also locally using switchgear. What was your experience? How did youo feel it?<BR/>------------------------<BR/>Angelinjones<BR/><A HREF="http://www.drivenwide.com" REL="nofollow">Interactive Marketing</A>angelinjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855854811826839292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-61494386287315599572008-11-11T23:50:00.000+00:002008-11-11T23:50:00.000+00:00Love your stories and pics from the antipodes. Sta...Love your stories and pics from the antipodes. Stay for a while longer and go check out some more sites I want to see.The O'Sheashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887851548539021097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-9936884591020793952008-11-11T22:53:00.000+00:002008-11-11T22:53:00.000+00:00I've always wondered why the one in Geneva didn't ...I've always wondered why the one in Geneva didn't make the earth spin funny.<BR/><BR/>Now I know why.<BR/><BR/>They've had to install this one to counterbalance it.<BR/><BR/>Nice photo.O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.com