Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Super Charging a Kelvin Thunderstorm




It's hard to believe no one has thought to use a 
pressure washer as the water source to
Lord Kelvin's Thunderstorm 
which clearly can enhance it's output.



 The possibility of an electrical shock from a pressure-washer,
I was warned of while working in a tool rental store.
The story goes, a customer while cleaning a narrow pathway
between two apartment buildings received a sizable shock. 
He backed into a metal window security grate 
that had stored a hefty charge from his cleaning with a 
pressure washer, the jolt sent him to the ground.  

Recently I viewed a movie clip from Hunger Games
 highlighting Kelvin's Thunderstorm, it was fascinating.



Whether science or marketing it was quite clear to me 
that to increase the potential of Kelvin's findings is to
increase the availability of the charge by smashing it
through a high pressure carbide tip
forcing more electrons to become available. 

I conducted several runs with the experiment in all the results
were the same, the meter recorded the fluctuation of
charges flying about. In one of the runs the two screens 
polarized  positive and negative, it was exciting to see
the voltage clime until it topped out at a constant .3 volt.

Now .3 volts isn't much but it is more than enough to 
encourage further experimentation and to
construct my own High Pressure Thunderstorm.
First I'd like to test the capability of the gas powered 
washers to form a base line. The goal is to test a 
system that uses water tanks to obtain the desired pressure.






The implications are, if this system works it wont need to 
produce the same amount of electricity that the gas engine 
could produce if hooked to a generator  to be successful.
It will simply need to produce enough electricity to 
operate the two water pumps resupplying the tanks.

That is the big "IF"


IF it produces enough to continue the reaction 
I would have created a self sustaining reactor.

IF it is practical to operate and can be super sized to supply
the grid, it is possible that we may never have to dam another
river to create power.

One Can Dream     
  






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