PLANET MECHANICS
Origin: PDTV
Video: XviD 624 x 352
Audio: MP3 128kbps
350 Mb each episode (3 x 100Mb + 1 x 50Mb)
Language: English
Episodes 1 and 5 are missing, if somenone has them, post them!

Richard Strawbride (from Junkyard Wars) and Jem Santsfield travel Europe solving "ecologic" troubles...


EPISODE 2: COW POWER

Down on the farm in rural England, Richard and Jem must tame a fuel-guzzling monster by turning cow manure into natural gas. Farmer Andy?s grain dryer uses 90 litres of gas an hour to dry 10 tonnes of grain. Drinking over 450 kilograms of fuel for one crop, this gas guzzler burns as much fossil fuel in one ten hour day as a family car might in an entire year. Cashing in on the farm?s hefty amount of cow dung, Richard and Jem hatch a plan to harvest the methane found naturally in cow manure. But storing a vast amount of this explosive gas is dangerous and Richard and Jem must work out a solution to keep their latest eco-friendly experiment from blowing up ? literally. The pair cuts down an old 2-ton oil tank and submerge it in a custom-built massive water bath to minimize the explosion risk. But, when the methane tank isn?t producing enough energy to heat the dryer, Richard and Jem must think creatively to come up with a quick fix.



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EPISODE 3: WATER WAR

In Water War, Richard and Jem must make England?s most remote youth hostel completely energy self-sufficient. With the only reliable energy source miles away, the pair must use only the natural resources found in the valley to help power this hostel. But where will Richard and Jem find enough energy to generate enough electricity to keep the hostel up and running? Setting out with two very different game plans, Richard looks to generate energy from a local stream while Jem searches for enough wind power to create a high-powered wind turbine. Jem must create wind turbine blades that are each just over one metre long, and perfectly aerodynamic and identical. With Jem?s wind turbine almost complete, Richard must haul 27 reels of heavy-duty fire hose up the mountain to trap power from a waterfall that is nearly one kilometre away from the hostel. By week?s end, they have built a fully functioning and de-mountable Wind Turbine ? and a compact Cross Flow Water Turbine. But, will either eco-friendly solution generate enough electricity to keep the Black Sail hostel open?

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EPISODE 4: SOLAR PAELLA

In an area known as the ?frying pan of Spain?, Richard and Jem head to Andaluc?a in their eco-friendly workshop to help one farmer pump enough water from his well to sustain his cattle. Richard and Jem devise radically different solutions to farmer Jesus? water problem ? Richard harnesses wind power using a traditional windmill pump while Jem pushes his inventive boundaries to the limit with a Stirling engine. But, ambitious Jem may have bitten off more than he can chew, by also volunteering to build a massive solar cooker to make enough paella for an entire crowd at the annual Andaluc?an festival. While Richard sails along creating his windmill, Jem struggles to pull together a Stirling engine, which uses temperature differences inside a cylinder to move a piston, which can then be used to power machinery ? in Jem?s case working a pump to draw water from the well. Will Jem?s ingenuity pay off or will the tried and true windmill pump win out? And, more importantly, can either of these two engineers cook well enough to please the audience with their traditional Spanish paella?





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EPISODE 6: SURF POWER

Richard Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield bring their eco-engineering talents to County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland in an attempt to harness the power of the ocean waves. It has been calculated that the sea around Ireland could contain enough wave energy to supply over eighteen times the country's entire electrical demand; however, the destructive nature of waves make them a difficult energy source to tap. Taking on the Atlantic Ocean, Richard and Jem want to generate green electricity for Irish surfers Keith and Rosy who tour the coast looking for the best waves in their travel trailer, the 'surf shack'. With a few days and some simple resources, Richard and Jem work with the surfers on a test project that will put the waves to work. Using practical experiments and demonstrations, the Planet Mechanics devise a huge wave energy converter with some surplus sewer pipe and steel and bolt it to a concrete pier. Can the wave converter survive the ravages of the sea? And can it generate electricity required to power the 'surf shack'?





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EPISODE 7: HEAVY METAL HOUSE

Richard Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield, travel to Liverpool, England, to try to find a solution to Britain?s affordable housing crisis. They have been invited by Professor Kronenburg, Head of Architecture at Liverpool University to help turn cheap and plentiful shipping containers into the economical and sustainable homes of the future. There are enough shipping containers in existence to circle the Earth more than twice if laid end-to-end. In just six days, with a budget of U.S $20,000, Richard Jem and six architecture students try to transform three 6-metre metal shipping containers into a habitable home. The heat and hot water come from a wood burning stove and thermal store, power for the ultra-efficient LED lights comes from solar panels and the electricity for a house computer comes from an old gym exercise bike! The Planet Mechanic?s can-do approach and eco-expertise combined with Professor Kronenburg?s design input illustrates that a solution to a major social problem is within our grasp.





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EPISODE 8: TREE POWERED TRUCK

Richard and Jem travel to London in order tu use dried trees to power a steam engine for a truck.






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