FACILITY FOR PURIFICATION (DISTILLATION) AND DESALINATION
OF SALT WATER AND POLLUTED WATER
THUNDER ENERGY
Areas where electric discharge from the clouds is frequent
can be suitable for using the huge energy of a thunder. The principle is
based on water heating caused by the resistance of electricity flow, similar
to "express-tea pot".
Thunder energy could be used for heating salt or polluted
water for distillation (Picture 1.). Electrical discharge caused
by thunder lasts for 0.1 seconds with the energy of 1017
ergs, and the thunder is caused by the sudden expansion of the air heated
on the temperature of 30,000° C.
Picture 1. Using thunder energy to get clear
water: (1) - earthen electrode, (2) - isolated pool with water for distillation,
(3) - an electrode with a lightning rod, (4) - water vapour is condensing
on the walls of the object and streaming down the channel (5) with distilled
water and the safety valve (6) is limiting the pressure in the facility.
During the day, the Sun is heating up the hall (4) and
is producing vapour. During the night, when the temperatures are lower,
the vapour is condensing, and drops gather in the collection channels (5).
In addition to distillation, similar procedure can be used
for utilisation of vapour heat energy for power plants. Thunder energy would
transfer to water elevation in impounded lakes through warmed vapour. Principle
of a mammoth pump is a simple solution for direct use of water vapour. The
use of steam turbines is also a possibility.
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