Closed loop energy conversion system

Abstract

An energy conversion system utilizing gravity flow of water from a high elevation to sea level utilizing gravity to provide large pressure gradients in pipe lines as large quantities of water move from a high elevation at low pressure to low elevations at high pressure and then move under controlled conditions to low atmosphere pressure to operate electrical generators to generate large amounts of electrical current which can be effectively used for electrolysis separation of large volumes of hydrogen gas and oxygen from water and for other purposes. The water can be used for direct consumption, irrigation in agricultural areas, industrial use, fresh water aquaculture, stored in mass volume for future needs in aquifers or for any other purpose for which fresh water may be used for human needs either directly or indirectly with the fresh unpolluted water being easily conveyed into populated plains and coastal regions where such regions lay between wet mountainous regions and sea coasts or any other such area that would be at a sufficiently lower elevation to receive flow by gravity. Large volumes of electrical energy may be produced by the flow rate and differential pressure across hydroelectrical turbine blades whether by in-line direct methods or turbine tip high leverage systems both of which are well-known in this field. The separation of large volumes of hydrogen and oxygen gas by electrolysis methods provides a clean burning energy source which can be provided at varous locations adjacent use sites. The natural weather cycle provides a plentiful supply of water at high elevations in those geographical areas in which the present system is used and thus provides a self-perpetuating, closed loop system using gravity as the source of energy for the operation of the system.

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