How the ram pump works

A short presentation on how the hydraulic ram pump operates.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• aidfi
• hydraulic
• ram
• pump
• hydram
• water

[IAMOldNick]

This video and the explanation puzzle me. Why does pressure build up to close the waste valve? I can _sort of_ see why the rising pressure in the hydraulic cylinder will close the delivery valve. Except that the pressure in the lower tank is what holds it open.....why does that pressure drop? Then why does the waste gate open when water is still being delivered from up the hill?

[sayrith]

1)connect exit pipe to entrance pipe

2) put generator in line

3)????

4) FREE ENERGE FOREVER and also, profit

[elguarpoe]

witchcraft!

[venusbrain]

@BrandorT Also because there is a large volume of water in the pipe weighing down on it.

[venusbrain]

@AguapaTerra Thumbs down for attention-whoring.

[venusbrain]

@sayrith The first law of troll physics: "There is no such thing as 'conservation of energy.'"

[GuerilliaFarmer]

@IAMOldNick the waste valve closes and increases pressure on delivery valve...and the water from the bottom is displaced through the delivery valve bringing the pressure down enough in main compartment for waste valve to open again and for the delivery valve to close pressure ... the air pushes water to the outlet

[purerwater]

where is the snifter valve mounted on this unit?

[waterkeeper03]

@sayrith you forgot to account for the wastewater. you loose water every cycle, so it cannot be perpetual. you could just spin the generator with the downward flow of water before it even reaches the pump and you have free energy and a powerless water pump using the same current of water..

[waterkeeper03]

@IAMOldNick Pressure builds because of the entry water flowing down hill. when waste valve closes it creates pressure to force the delivery valve open which also reduces pressure to allow waste back open. back pressure builds in the airspace at top because the entrance water is at greater pressure than the delivery pipe.

waste valve and delivery valve actually more at the same time, instead of separately like she explains, they are oppositely opening and closing almost in tandem.

[AguapaTerra]

thumbs up if you totally got what she was saying.

[2morowMan]

wow, that was badly explained ! must be for 3 year olds.