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Ummmmmmmmm.... You do know about thunderstorms and other clouds with unstable vertical develompment, right? Because that's how they work, by warm humid air viol
by K0balt 9y ago
Ummmmmmmmm.... You do know about thunderstorms and other clouds with unstable vertical develompment, right? Because that's how they work, by warm humid air violently rising into cool drier air.... Don't forget about the latent heat of condensation. This is just a thunderstorm in a sock.
- K0balt 9y ago.... That does however mean it would need humidity to operate... The adibiatic cooling alone would be a wash, I'm pretty sure. Perhaps differences in radiative cooling between altitudes would be a help. But.... Even if the self powering potential is not there to maintain the chimney by itself, what's to stop us from putting 1gw of solar panels and powering the thing with fans? If the heat transfer numbers aren't wrong.... That could still be a very useful characteristic.
- mikeash 9y agoThe system described operates continuously and supports itself with that constant airflow. Unless you live in a place where thunderstorms happen all day every day, it won't work.