Apparatus for controlling atmospheric humidity
OwnerHelmut Fluhrer, Elena Davydova +1inventors
InventorsHelmut Fluhrer, Elena Davydova, Yuri Saveliev
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Abstract
An apparatus for modification of the atmospheric humidity profile via creating updrafts of moistened air is provided. The apparatus is based on a capacitor of a Van der Graaf generator which, with the aid of air ionizers comprising a source of alpha particles, produces a unipolar atmospheric electric current of a magnitude sufficient to achieve selective moisture transport. Operating such an apparatus augments or creates a moisture updraft, which may lead to the formation of new clouds and/or an increase in supersaturation in existing clouds, thus enhancing the development of precipitation and/or facilitating the inflow of the evaporated moisture from a water reservoir inland.
Claims2
An apparatus comprising:
- a Van der Graaf generator having a capacitor and a charging engine;
- one or more air ionizers disposed in the vicinity of the capacitor;
- a ventilation hole positioned substantially near the top of the capacitor;
- and
- at least one fresh air conduit, wherein an outlet of one or more conduits extends into a maximum ionization zone.
An apparatus comprising:
- a Van der Graaf generator having a capacitor and a charging engine;
- one or more air ionizers disposed in the vicinity of the capacitor;
- a ventilation hole positioned substantially near the top of the capacitor;
- and
- at least one fresh air conduit, wherein at least one fresh air conduit is mounted through a hole in the center of the one or more air ionizers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.