Method and apparatus for reducing destructive effects of tornados
OwnerJoseph McCambridgeinventor
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Abstract
A method of reducing the destructive effects of a tornado, which has a rotary motion about a center and has at least one clear air inflow region at its periphery, comprises towing through the inflow region one or more fluid dynamic converters which impart a rotary motion to a column of air and thereby disturb the balance of the rotary motion of the tornado so as to reduce its intensity. The fluid dynamic converter comprises a cylindrical casing which is towed in a lengthwise direction by an airplane and has inside the casing a screw-like vane which imparts a rotary motion to the airstream flowing through the casing.
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A method of reducing the destructive effects of violent storms having a rotary motion about a center and having at its periphery at least one clear air inflow region, which comprises propelling through said inflow region in a direction approximately tangential to the storm and opposite to the direction of air flow in said inflow region a plurality of fluid dynamic converters each imparting a rotary motion to a column of air and thereby disturbing the balance of the rotary motion of the storm and reducing its intensity, each of said fluid dynamic converters comprises a generally cylindrical elongate hollow casing wide open at both ends, means for moving said casing lengthwise through the air while restraining it from rotation, and fixed screw means fixed in said casing for imparting a rotary motion to air entering the open front end of said casing and passing through said casing as said casing is moved lengthwise through the air.
A fluid dynamic converter for reducing the destructive effects of a violent storm having rotary motion about a center, comprising a generally cylindrical elongate hollow casing wide open at both ends, means for moving said casing in a lengthwise direction through a clear air inflow region at the periphery of said storm in a direction approximately tangential to the storm and opposite to the direction of air flow in said inflow region, means for restraining said casing against rotation, and fixed screw means fixed in said casing for imparting a rotary motion to air entering the open front end of said casing and passing through said casing as said casing is moved lengthwise through the air.
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