Frank.
I posted earlier:
>
> As an alternative I propose a vertical axis heat pipe that
> wicks a working fluid from a pool at the bottom where it
> wicks out from the pipe through closely spaced-wicked plates/vanes heated
> by sunlight where the vapor exits through orifices "jets" at the tip
> of the vanes.
> Adding "centrifuge enhanced wicking" too.
>
> Water from the thermal/liquid syphon pool at 25 C (77 F) has a vapor pressure
> of about 25 Torr, but, heated by sunlight on the vanes to 70 C (158 F) it has a
> vapor pressure of 233 Torr. This offers a 208 torr pressure difference and a
> Carnot efficiency of 343-298/343 = 13%. Kerosene or JP-4 will work at
> higher vane temperatures.
>
If you attach an auger as a sump-pump on the bottom of the rotating tube
it will fling the working fluid out through the hollow vanes where the G forces will
push it out the "jets" at high velocity which means that after you get it
going you don't any input for this perpetual motion power generator.
Modified "Spin Cycle" on your washing machine? :-)
Fred
