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A stave is a narrow length of wood with a slightly bevelled edge to form the sides of barrels, tanks, tubs, vats and pipelines, originally handmade by coopers. They have been used in the construction of large holding tanks and
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A stave is a narrow length of wood with a slightly bevelled edge to form the sides of barrels, tanks, tubs, vats and pipelines, originally handmade by coopers. They have been used in the construction of large holding tanks and penstocks
A penstock is a sluice or gate or intake structure that controls water flow, or an enclosed pipe that delivers water to hydro turbines and sewerage systems. The term is inherited from the earlier technology of mill ponds and watermills.
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at hydro power developments.
They are also used in the construction of certain musical instruments with rounded bodies or backs.
See also
*Rubicon Hydroelectric Scheme
The Rubicon Hydroelectric Scheme is a small run-of-the-river hydroelectric scheme located on the Rubicon and Royston Rivers, north east of Melbourne, south-west of Alexandra, Victoria, Australia. The scheme commenced in 1922, and was the fir ...
, which has wood stave penstocks on operating power stations
* Lake Margaret Power Station, which had a wood stave penstock replaced in 2010
References
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