Energy Diversion
By energy diversion , we are not referring to the theft of energy, but we are talking about the storage of one type of energy into another type of energy. For example. using a solar panel to operate a recycled computer fan that moves warm air across rocks to heat them to warm soil for gardening demonstrated a number of energy diversions: solar to mechanical to heat.
ES students used an in-stream generator to keep a stream-side incubator from freezing. We ran two seasons of trials between 1997 and 1999 to see if the generator would operat all winter long. We had concerns that frazel ice would jam the propeller and stop generating electricity which would heat an element controlled by a thermostat. We found the generator worked well, only stopping when a stick interfered with the propeller. We decided not to use the stream side salmon incubator, opting instead for the in-stream incubators similar to those we saw at the Quimsian Hatchery in Campbell River.
By energy diversion , we are not referring to the theft of energy, but we are talking about the storage of one type of energy into another type of energy. For example. using a solar panel to operate a recycled computer fan that moves warm air across rocks to heat them to warm soil for gardening demonstrated a number of energy diversions: solar to mechanical to heat.
ES students used an in-stream generator to keep a stream-side incubator from freezing. We ran two seasons of trials between 1997 and 1999 to see if the generator would operat all winter long. We had concerns that frazel ice would jam the propeller and stop generating electricity which would heat an element controlled by a thermostat. We found the generator worked well, only stopping when a stick interfered with the propeller. We decided not to use the stream side salmon incubator, opting instead for the in-stream incubators similar to those we saw at the Quimsian Hatchery in Campbell River.