Funny Pictures 6

Of course I am. It was a fund raiser. Real men make quiche.

 

I'm single but I have a lifestyle that I've become accustomed to that's not for everyone, for example, no Spam available in the stores here, the horror.
Disclaimer. I've only made chocolate for baking. Cakes, cookies that sort of thing. To make chocolate for candy takes a lot more effort. I can grind the chocolate 4-5 times and get a decent product for baking but to make candy it needs to be incredibly fine because the tongue is very sensitive to texture and we expect chocolate candy to be smooth and that takes literally days in a marble or granite grinder.

 

24hrs!
Bloody hell, I can see why you wouldn't want to do that by hand.

 

Others I've seen recommend up to 48 hours. In my hand grain grinder at 3 times through I get a peanut butter like paste and by 5 or 6 times it's a liquid but if you put a bit on your tongue it still feels slightly gritty which is OK in cakes and even puddings but not in candy. I'll invest in the machine when a friend gets his chocolate plantation up and running. Just a few acres as a proof of concept. There's apparently some problems brewing with some of the major chocolate producing countries and I see a future market here. Ditto bananas and frankly the people from Dole would hang their heads in shame after tasting our pineapples. We just need infrastructure. Chocolate nibs out, Spam in.

 

Low tech is the way forward.
Windmills or more accurately wind grinders.
Water wheels would be even better.
Imagine the premium you could charge hipsters for organic chocolate produced with wind or water powered cocoa grinders.

 

Actually, a 1-2 Megawatt micro hydro-electric plant is in the works for the farm.

 

Brilliant. Is that going to be a dam or some sort of wheel or turbine in fast running water?

 

Thank you for that, it was educational.

I used to be able to be bought for some fine chocolate. Unfortunately, health issues have removed it from my diet. But I can dream...

 

Turbine from water diverted down a raceway.

 

The water works by pressure, nothing to do with fast running water.

 

Not always.


Gravity does the work in all examples.

 

It is the pressure of the water moving not the speed....Without pressure there in no torque

 

I'm sure you're right but doesn't pressure increase with speed of flow?

 

Your pressure is created by the difference in the water flow and the section in the air. Our system will be like below

 

Impulse Turbine
In impulse turbines, the pressure of the liquid doesn't change in the turbine itself. Instead, pressure changes occur only in the nozzles that direct water flow to the turbine, while the turbine itself operates at atmospheric pressure. These turbines are composed of a jet nozzle or series of nozzles that direct water to the blades of a turbine. Multiple nozzles are usually used where a large wheel isn't feasible. When the water strikes the blades (designed specially to reduce drag), it changes velocity. This leads to a change in momentum, exerting a force on the turbine blades. These turbines rely on the ability to take all kinetic energy from the water to have high efficiencies. Unlike reaction turbines, impulse turbines do not need to be submerged. Types of impulse turbines include Pelton turbines, Turgo turbines, and Crossflow turbines. For more information on where these turbines are used and how they are constructed, follow the links to their respective pages.

Reaction Turbine
In reaction turbines, the pressure of the water changes as it moves through the blades of the turbine. Unlike in an impulse turbine, the reaction turbine directly uses water pressure to move blades instead of relying on a conversion of water pressure to kinetic energy. This means that reaction turbines need to be submersed in water. Additionally, components of these turbines must be able to handle high pressure levels inside the turbine. Here, the fluid velocity and reduction in water pressure causes a reaction on the turbine blades, moving them. Types of reaction turbines include Kaplan turbines and Francis turbines. For more information on where these turbines are used and how they are constructed, follow the links to their respective pages.

 

When did this stop being the funny pictures thread?

 

Clearly, this was part of the research.

 

Is that the Health Inspector?