Summary
The invention suggests employing a super tall chimney to facilitate heat exchange in the atmosphere as a remedy to Global Warming. Calculations show that if we construct a chimney 5 kilometers (3 mile) tall and 1 kilometer (0.7 mile) in diameter, we can expect the following amazing results:
- Just 10 chimneys like the one proposed will offset Global Warming.
- Each chimney will produce ~330,000 Mega Watts of electricity, which is equivalent to the amount of energy 15 super powerful nuclear stations produce
- Each chimney will induce rain generation in surrounding areas and will produce roughly ~930 million tons of water precipitation every day, which is equal 4% of Mississippi river flow in New Orleans or about 80 Jordan Rivers.
- Each chimney will transform at least 300 square miles of desert into arable land.
- Each chimney will trap approximately 1,500,000 tons of CO2 per year in the newly created arable area.
Here is summary of chimney productivity depending on its height:
|
Height m |
2000 |
3000 |
4000 |
5000 |
|
Diameter
m |
500 |
500 |
700 |
1000 |
|
Air
Temperature at the base °C |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
Air
Temperature at the upper end °C |
10 |
0 |
-10 |
-20 |
|
Air Speed
m/s |
52.7 |
80.4 |
109.2 |
139 |
|
Air Flow
kg/s |
12,034,838 |
18,379,911 |
48,938,418 |
127,292,000 |
|
Producing
electric power Mega Watt |
4447 |
15790 |
77542 |
327,786 |
|
amount of
water condensate/precipitation kg per second |
0 |
73,520 |
327,887 |
929,231 |
|
CO2 uptake by irrigated desert tons |
0 |
147835 |
946,146 |
1,478,354 |
|
number of
super-chimneys needed to cool the atmosphere |
224 |
99 |
27 |
10 |
The goal of this website is to explain the idea of utilizing super-chimney technology as a unique way to avert global warming catastrophe at the same time as generating clean energy and irrigation. After looking through the information on this site you will understand how this technology works, and -- in fact -- how simple it is!
I suspect you might have questions, concerns, or criticism. In this regard, I urge you not to hesitate to contact me at mike@superchimney.org. I promise to do my best in replying to you in a timely fashion with more detailed explanations and discussion.
Sincerely,
Michael Pesochinsky
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