Stave (wood)
Wooden barrels made of multiple staves.
A wood stave pipeline for a hydropower application.
Wood stave pipeline part of the Yakima Project
A stave is a narrow length of wood with a slightly bevelled edge to form the sides of barrels, tanks and pipelines, originally handmade by coopers.[1] They have been used in the construction of large holding tanks and penstocks at hydro power developments.[2]
See also
- Rubicon Hydroelectric Scheme, which has wood stave penstocks on operating power stations
- Lake Margaret Power Station, which had a wood stave penstock replaced in 2010
References
- ↑ "Pipe bursting wood stave in British Columbia - McMullen Carpenters And Joiners". McMullen Carpenters And Joiners. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Deer Lake Power Development". Retrieved 2008-07-21.
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