What is hydropower? Solar heat maintains the water cycle.
The second largest natural energy storage, we practically do not use. This - the oceans, concentrating solar energy in the form of heat of the water masses. American Professor Zener proposed use. It is based on the principle of the proposal, taking into account the fact that the sun heats the water only the top layer of the oceans and seas and that the heated water does not fall down, as by the weight it is lighter than cold. In the tropical seas of the upper water layer whose thickness does not exceed a few meters, heated to 25 ° C. At the same time the water temperature at a depth of one kilometer is less than 5 ° C. Zener important project is that the temperature difference.
The planned plant will have an unusual appearance, because with it will interconnect areas with warm and cold water. Zener proposed to build it in the form of a tubular structure length of 1000 meters, floating in an upright position. At a depth of 100 m on this "tube" is installed - like a restaurant at the TV tower - the computer room. End of construction is at a depth of 25 m. Powerful pumps pumped the water from here, warm enough to evaporate inside the station liquid ammonia. Pressure generated by the pair is enough to drive turbines. Coming from the lower end of the giant building cold water will cool the vaporous ammonia to a liquid state. Then the cycle repeats again and again. Instead of using expensive power lines to supply electricity to enterprises on land, the professor suggested the use of Zener her on the spot.
With electricity, water is easily decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen, and because the water in the oceans abound. For pressure pipe can be delivered to the land thus obtained hydrogen, it is very clean-burning and no residual gas. With it you can get large quantities of process heat for chemical plants. This is - the perfect fuel for cars, as environmental pollution by exhaust gases in this case is minimal. It can be widely used for heating and cooking. Dignity Project Zener lies in the fact that the power plant as a by-product will desalinate sea water.
In 1973. He placed at his disposal a small pilot power plant, as well as 190 thousand dollars allocated for the necessary basic research.
As well written science fiction story, read a wonderful description of motor-driven cold and warm water, ideally using the temperature difference. Like many other major scientific ideas recently and this are a sensational discovery was made in California. The principle is unusual property nitiol, a new alloy of nickel and titanium. In the warm state of the wire of this material can be easily bent, as soon as you like. But she has the ability to "remember". One only has to cool it for a few degrees as it returns to its original position. Similarly behave sheets of metal plate or molded parts produced from such kind of material. The motor parts nitiol Banks are in a state of inner tension. By entering into contact with warm water, they get flexibility, relieve tension and bend. But their cool water, and they overcome any resistance, straighten out, thus leading to motor traffic. The maximum efficiency of the motor is observed when a temperature difference equal to 23 °. This is exactly the difference, which refers to a zener in its draft. The work of a small prototype of the motor 200 watt produced such a strong impression on the scientists Atomic Energy Commission; they have proposed the creation of large samples of motor Banks. |