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just tried the calcs from your previous post and I am getting 272 watts for a 10m x 10m x 1m tank, does that tally with your figures?

many thanks gsal the tanks can be any size in theory, however if they are too large for the amount of electricity they generate it will not be commercialy viable, for simplicity was looking at a tank 10m x 10m at base and 1 meter high, how much kg force would that produce? and how much...

Hi all, the project is lloking at harnessing tidal power through using floating barges that have an upforce when tide is rising, at the top off the tide the barges can be flooded with water, causing a large and approx equal downforce. Barge or floatation devices can run up a suspended pylon set...

thanks gsal, 2.72 watts seems to be a very small amount for the 1000kg weight? i expected higher, but I am not familiar with the equations so will need to investigate further

probably if i search for long enough I am sure i could calculate it, but its not a calculation I am familiar with so i hoped some kind soul would speed things up for me..

thanks for all replies @gsal - if the force is let's say 1 metric tonne or 1000kg , how much watts would that produce?

hi, thank you for taking the time to read my post, im looking at how to convert the force from a piston moving at approximately 1 meter per hour into electrical power via generator, any ideas appreciated the piston will be slow moving but generate an extremely large force, its a question...