Kewl!
Me and my hang gliding buddies have been talking about something like
this for a while. We are interested in using the convective force not
to drive air through filters but rather to trigger larger convective
currents in the air. Yes I am talking about a thermal generator. It
would
here is a similar technology on a grand scale.
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/01/05/australia.tower/
turn the fans off and this baby would shoot you to the stratosphere in a
jiffy.
Joe Street wrote:
Kewl!
Me and my hang gliding buddies have been talking about something
Hi Joe,
Nice idea :)
''I am talking about a thermal generator. It would be so nice to have a
house thermal always reliable and present on the location of our
airfield.''
The speed of the wind a solar tower creates is dependent on two main things.
The size of the solar collection area, ie
Hi Jason;
Thanks for the response. Do you know if the device incorporates
baffles so that the incoming air does not simply move radialy? In the
northern hemisphere due to corriolis effect air rushing in to replace
rising air is deflected to the right (as viewed from above) so that
dust devils
Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted:
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P.S. for a look at another of my ideas to fight air pollution go here
http://homepage.urbanet.ch/scaf/pages/flat_tab_medium_indexpag.html
Fascinating. You have even built a concrete prototype - marvellous! I have
found
solar towers / chimneys
are numerous.
Jason
http://homepage.urbanet.ch/scaf/pages/flat_tab_medium_indexpag.html
Message: 2
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:44:26 -0400
From: Darryl McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Biofuel] Solar Air Cleaner (was advancement of car
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To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
