Iceberg utilization process improvement
OwnerJack N. Shickinventor
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Abstract
Improvements to a process for moving icebergs from Antartica to arid destinations wherein the iceberg is thermally insulated on bottom and sides with kelp grown into mats, pushed with a subtug below sea level to direct its force vector throught the iceberg's center of gravity, stopped at a destination site by pawls extending from bedrock at the bottom of a channel which has multiple rolldams made of rollable round discs which can open the channel to allow passage of the iceberg and close the channel to contain melt water.
Claims9
An improved method for the process of utilizing icebergs for supplying fresh water to arid geographical areas comprising the steps of selecting an iceberg, insulating the iceberg, moving the iceberg to its destination, and capturing melt water for distribution wherein improvements comprise:
- selecting a tabular iceberg up to 2 kilometers in length,
- growing buoyant and thermally insulating mats of seaweed in a sea bed,
- insulating said tabular iceberg with said mats by towing said mats under said iceberg and allowing the mats to float against the bottom and sides of said iceberg,
- providing a propulsion device fitted with large pusher plates for contacting said iceberg,
- pushing said iceberg with said propulsion device such that the resultant force vector is directed through the center of gravity of the iceberg, and
- providing a channel for receiving said icebergs at a destination site.
An improved method for the process of utilizing icebergs for supplying fresh water to arid geographical areas comprising the steps of selecting an iceberg, insulating the iceberg, moving the iceberg to its destination, and capturing melt water for distribution wherein improvements comprise:
- selecting a tabular iceberg
- growing buoyant and thermally insulating mats of seaweed in a sea bed,
- insulating said tabular iceberg with said mats by towing said mats under said iceberg and allowing the mats to float against the bottom and sides of said iceberg,
- providing a propulsion device fitted with large pusher plates for contacting said iceberg,
- pushing said iceberg with said propulsion device such that the resultant force vector is directed through the center of gravity of the iceberg, and
- providing a channel at a destination site wherein said channel includes pawls designed to engage said iceberg as it starts to pass and chip office creating a drag force that will stop the iceberg's forward motion within the channel.
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