>Peter"
caught at last - this is I suppose what I do in part for a living
(the application of water to mining - among other things). Exactly
how much do you want to know
Dave
>This query is prompted by discussion at yesterday's NAMHO council meeting on
>conferences and the thought that 'water power' might provide a useful theme
>for a future conference.
>
>Are members aware of any ongoing research into the application of water
>power to mining, or considering work on the subject? The areas I have in
>mind might include water-wheels, hydraulic engines, and leat systems;
>water-wheel / engine manufacturer; conservation of water-powered
>installations and sites, perhaps with particular reference to underground
>installations; the economics and practicalities of water power in relation
>to steam. In fact every conceivable aspect of water power and water supply
>to mines.
>
>Water power is a subject area that a number of authors have touched on but I
>am not aware that it has been covered in detail. A conference and
>subsequent publication could prove useful to mining historians in general.
>Your thoughts please.
>
>Peter
>
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>Peter Claughton, Blaenpant Morfil, Rosebush, Clynderwen,
>Pembrokeshire, Wales SA66 7RE.
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>
>University of Exeter - Department of History
>School of Historical, Political and Sociological Studies
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David A. Summers
Curators' Professor of Mining Engineering
Adjunct Professor of Nuclear Engineering
Director
Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center
University of Missouri-Rolla,
Rolla, MO 65409-0810
"fools talk, wise men listen." (a variant of Prov 12:23)
phone: (573) 341 4314
FAX: (573) 341 4368
related web pages
A growing selection of Dr. Summers' papers are being put on the Web
and can be accessed through the Bibliography
http://www.umr.edu/~rockmech/faculty/biography.html
Rock Mechanics http://www.umr.edu/~rockmech/
Waterjet Lab: http://www.umr.edu/~waterjet/
UMR Stonehenge: http://www.umr.edu/~stonehen/
Personal: http://www.umr.edu/~rockmech/data/Summers.html
Mining Eng. http://www.umr.edu/~mining/
Waterjet Assoc http://www.wjta.org/
International Waterjet Society: http://www.iw.uni-hannover.de/iswjt/
Millennium project (sculpture): http://www.umr.edu/~milenium/
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