Hey guys! I had an idea and didn't know if it would be efficient or be able to power a generator.
I was envisioning using something with a low boiling point (like Acetone or Carbon Disulfide (CS2)). The CS2 would be inside a pipe which also has an inner pipe. The outer pipe has a heatsink to let heat from the CS2 transfer to the atmosphere.
The bottom of the pipe would have a hot bulb from a evacuated solar tube. When the CS2 touches the bulb, it will boil and the bubbles will float up. The buoyant bubbles can move turbines to power a generator. The atmospheric heatsink keeps the outer portion of the CS2 at a lower temperature (liquid).
Anyway, thought it would be cool since you could just have a unit outside in almost any weather condition as long as the evacuated solar tube gets hot enough to vaporize the CS2.
Any thoughts? I was thinking of building many of these in a row.
PCM's [phase change materials ]are surely a path forward , ..in a world supplied with a free solar furnace sending 1000 plus Watts per square Meter.........its just how to store it ?
Sweden and many others have some brilliant solutions [photon reactive PCM's
IMO we need many more contributions from members like you !!
much gratitude and respect
Chet K
Great idea,and yes,it would work--much like the drinking bird dose.
What wonderful generators these type would be, when we take global warming into consideration.
A generator that takes atmospheric heat and convert's it into electrical power.
So we cool the planet slightly with every generator,and provide electrical power at the same time. :)
The drinking bird takes atmospheric heat,and converts it into mechanical energy.
What if you had two S/S probes in the bottom,that were supplied electrical power.
The tube is filled with water. An electrical current is sent to the two probes,and HHO is produced. The HHO bubbles turn the turbine blades,and generate power.
At the top,the HHO is also captured,and also used to perform work.
This way,we have used the produced HHO twice,and not just once.
Brad
But does'nt it still need a fuel source?
Will the generator put out enough to fire the S/S rods and run a load?
Just use the power to run the load no?
A heating and cooling stage might work??
artv