DE102018000470A1 - Device for the control of ocean currents and methods for revisable placement of the anchoring of the device - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for the control of ocean currents and method for revisionable placement of the anchoring of the device, characterized in that
a) in the flow (1) to be deflected, a substantially water-impermeable guide surface (2) at an angle (3) between 0 ° and 80 ° to the incoming flow (1) is arranged,
b) the guide surface (2) itself is concave or even concave in one or two directions with respect to the origin of the flow (1),
c) the surface consists essentially of a supporting network (5, Fig. 2) or line-based (6, Fig. 5, Fig. 6) structure, in which a thin, flat u. flexible material (8) existing surface elements or rigid (9) surface elements are attached, which form over the edges of the net meshes (11,12) or individual line elements (10) and network nodes across the dense guide surface (2) and
d) the guide surface (2) is anchored with ropes or rods to anchoring points (7) on the seabed (26).

Description

The device for the control of ocean currents as well as the method for revisable placement of the anchoring triggers u. a. the object of the present invention is to aggravate or reduce the number of devastating hurricanes, particularly in the Caribbean.

As from the known records of the course of the hurricanes of the "category 5 "Can be seen, their formation begins in the late summer in the Atlantic just north of the equator. In the course of their journey to the west u. Northwest then arise over 26.5 ° C / 80 ° F warm water ( 4 ) Cyclones, which then cause the devastating effects.

The core idea of the invention is the diversion of the near-equatorial warm, near-surface ocean current ( 1 ) before entering the Caribbean Sea by technical means to the north ( 22 ), where cooler Atlantic waters are located, than the waters of the more southerly Caribbean ( 65 ).

With a radiation input near the equator ( 1 ) of approx. 0.8 kW / m ² h over approx. 7 h / d results in an energy input of 5.6 kWh / m ² . With an average assumed flow velocity of 30 km / d, an energy input of 168 MWh / d or 153 * 10 ⁶ kcal / d occurs for this distance per 1 m width and 100 m depth. This daily warms the flowing water volume of an assumed width of 1 m in the order of 3 million m ³ .

beläuft sich in etwa auf 0,05 °K/d. Bei einer Strecke von ca. 4000 km quer über den Atlantik dauert dies ca. 130 Tage, wobei sich die Temperatur des Wassers um ca. 6,5 °K erhöht.The resulting heating ΔT $$\mathrm{\Delta }\text{T}=\text{e}/\text{Dimensions}=153*{10}^6\text{/}3*{10}^9°\text{K / d = 0}\text{, 05}°\text{K / d}$$

amounts to approximately 0.05 ° K / d. At a distance of about 4,000 km across the Atlantic, this takes about 130 days, with the temperature of the water increasing by about 6.5 ° K.

The longer the route with these conditions extends to the west, the higher the thermal potential leading to the formation and expansion becomes. In a flow through the Caribbean Sea ( 63 ) adds another 3000 km, which results in a further increase of about 4 ° K in late summer and a likelihood of exceeding the 26.5 ° C / 80 ° F limit at a higher flow rate and approx. 80 days of residual heating of the Caribbean Sea considerably increased (66).

A warming of the water based on the climatic conditions of the Caribbean would not be so strong due to the more northerly position compared to the Atlantic Ocean near the equator, if the import of the preheated Atlantic water ( 1 ). Assuming a complete flow of the near-surface strata of the Caribbean Sea through the equatorial current in a summer, but only to its half of its volume (width) is at a width of 400 km and a length of 3000 km, an area of 1, 2 million km ² , that is more than 40% of its surface area of 2.75 million km ² . Because of this high import share, the impact is so significant.

This would technically the possibility immediately east of the archipelago "Trinidad, Grenada, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, etc." prevent further flow of approximately 200 m thick warm surface water layer into the Caribbean Sea , and so to reduce further heating along the way of the hurricane hurricanes so far.

The object of the invention is, by means of a suitable device, the approximately 1.8 km / h fast, about 800 km wide and about 200 m thick hot water flow ( 1 ), further north as the "Gulf Stream", redirects north before entering the Caribbean Sea east of the above archipelago.

This can according to the invention with one or more - seen from the flow origin - concave guide screens ( 2 ) happen, whose surfaces are arranged in the floor plan between 0 ° and 80 ° obliquely to the flow direction. The arrangement probably extends over several 100 kilometers and a depth from the water surface to about 200 - max. 250 m. The area is characterized by larger chain link-like ( 15 ) or buoy-like floats ( 19 ) suspended in the depth of the water. The guide surface ( 2 . 5 ) tenses and tightens by the weight of the blind ( 8th and 9 ), the weight of the stiffening net or linear structure ( 10 . 11 and 12 ), whose buoyancy ( 15 . 46 ) and ballasting ( 47 . 50 ), the weight of the braces ( 23 . 24 and 25 ), and if necessary, vertically downwards pulling weights ( 34 ) for damping and tightening the lower edge of the screen.

Since with a length extension of for example 400 km and a deflection angle of 45 °, the radius of curvature of the concave surface is 523 km, the gauge for a mesh dimension of 50 × 50 m for the curvature in the horizontal at about 63 cm / Mesh and thus easy to be simplified by a straight mesh tendon, without disturbing the flow.

For the removal of the flow pressure serve the horizontal or vertical stiffening elements ( 6 . 8th . 10 . 11 . 12 ) as force transmission from the screen surface ( 2 . 8th and 9 ) and the attachment of the guy ropes ( 23 . 24 and 25).

However, since a high bending moment occurs at a not too narrow distance of the guy ropes in the stiffening elements, the formation of trusses of the stiffening members with pressure and tension belt and horizontal suspensions is (for reasons of material economy ( 30 . 31 and 32 ) makes sense.

When using horizontal trusses, there are also alternative design possibilities, namely coupled to one another with joints ( 1 . 7 ) or continuously.

The horizontal horizontal stiffeners ( 11 . 2 ) lie substantially one above the other at an approximately equal distance of about 20 m to 200 m, wherein in the case of several layers, these middle layers may also be offset on the leeward side in order to prevent underflow of the lower screen edge or overflow of the upper screen edge.

1. a) Gesamtkraft auf Grund einer angenommenen Umlenkung (4) um α = 45°: $$\text{F}=2\times \text{V'}\times \mathrm{\rho }\times \mathrm{\omega }\times \text{sin }\mathrm{\alpha }/2$$
   

   V'

   Volumenstrom nach Wikipedia: 30 * 10⁶ m³/s = 30 Sv (Sverdrup) als Floridastrom sowie 150 Sv bei 55° West, 10° Nord ρ Dichte = 1000 kg/m³

   ω

   Strömungsgeschwindigkeit: max. 1,8 m/s als Floridastrom bei 55° West, 10° Nord nach Dierke-Atlas über 24 sm/d = 0,5 m/s angenommen zu: ω = 0,6 m/s

   $$\begin{array}{c}{\text{F}}_1\left(\text{Floridastrom}\right)=2\times 30\times {10}^6{\text{ <figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\text{/s}\times 1000{\text{ kg/<figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\times \mathrm{1,8}\text{ m/s}\times \text{<figure-callout id="22" label="sin" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0014.png,DE102018000470A1\_0016.png" state="{{state}}"><figure-callout id="5" label="sin" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">sin</figure-callout></figure-callout> 22}\text{,5}°\\ =\mathrm{1,08}\times {10}^{11}\times \mathrm{0,346}{\text{ kgm/<figure-callout id="2" label="s" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">s</figure-callout>}}^2=\mathrm{3,34}\times {10}^{10}\text{N}\end{array}$$
   
   $$\begin{array}{c}{\text{F}}_2\left(\text{55}°\text{ West}\text{,10}°\text{ Nord}\right)=2\times 150\times {10}^6{\text{ m}}^3\text{/s}\times 1000{\text{ kg/m}}^3\times \mathrm{0,6}\text{ m/s}\times \text{<figure-callout id="22" label="sin" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0014.png,DE102018000470A1\_0016.png" state="{{state}}"><figure-callout id="5" label="sin" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">sin</figure-callout></figure-callout> 22}\text{,5}°\\ =300\times {10}^9\text{ N}\times \mathrm{0,6}\times \mathrm{0,346}=\mathrm{6,22}\times {10}^{10}\text{N}=\mathrm{6,22}\times {10}^{10}\text{ N}\\ =\text{Gesamtkraft}\end{array}$$
   
2. b) Die Gesamt-Kraft F max = F₂ wird auf die Wirkstrecke des Schirms (2) von angenommen zu 800 km (4) verteilt, womit sich eine Kraft $$\begin{array}{c}{\text{F}}_{\left[\text{m}\right]}={\text{F}}_2/\text{Wirkstrecke}\\ =\mathrm{6,22}\times {10}^{10}/8\times {10}^5\text{ N/m=1}\text{,56}\times {\text{10}}^5\text{N/m}=\text{78kN/m}\end{array}$$
   
   ergibt.
3. c) Bei einer Maschengröße von 50x 50 m und einer Leitschirm-Höhe von 150 m, ergäbe sich eine auf diese Masche fallende erforderliche Haltekraft von 1300 kN, die mit einem Seilquerschnitt von 100 cm² zu bewältigen wäre.
4. d) Geht man von etwa 45° zur Waagerechten geneigten Anfänge einer sich einstellenden Kettenlinie der Leitschirmflächen (3) aus, so ergibt sich die jeweils resultierende Kraft R in Kettenrichtung zu $$\begin{array}{c}{\text{R}}_{\left[\text{m}\right]}=\left({\text{F}}_{\left[\text{m}\right]}/2\right)\times 2^{1/2}\\ =78\times \mathrm{1,414}/2=55\text{kN/m}\text{.}\end{array}$$
   
5. e) Wird als flexible Flächenbespannung ein Edelstahlblech von 0,8 mm Dicke verwendet, ergibt sich hierfür eine Spannung $$\mathrm{\sigma }=55{\text{kN/800mm}}^2=\mathrm{68,8}{\text{ N/<figure-callout id="2" label="mm" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">mm</figure-callout>}}^2$$
   
   $$<{\text{ f}}_{\text{y}\text{,k}\text{,DIN }1.4301}=190{\text{N/<figure-callout id="2" label="mm" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">mm</figure-callout>}}^2$$
   
6. f) Gewicht des Leitschirms (2) bei einer angenommenen Länge von 500 km 500000 m × 200 m × 0,8 × 10^-3 m × 7,85 × 10³ kg/m³ = 628 000 to, das sind 1260 kg/m.
7. g) Kosten des Leitschirms in Edelstahl (nur Material) $$\begin{array}{cc}\text{a}& 2500€/\text{to}\end{array}=\mathrm{1,57}\text{ Milliarden }€$$
   
8. h) Wird der obere Versteifungsholm z.B. in einem elliptischen Querschnitt ausgeführt, so ergibt sich für dessen Fläche, die den Auftrieb erzeugen soll: $$\begin{array}{ll}\text{A}\hfill & =5\left(\text{Sicherheit und stabile Festhaltung}\right)\times {\text{F}}_{\left[\text{m}\right]}/{\mathrm{\rho }}_{\left(\text{Wasser}\right)}\hfill \\ \hfill & =390{\text{ kN/m/10kN/<figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3=\mathrm{39,0}{\text{ <figure-callout id="2" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^2\hfill \\ \hfill & =5\text{ m }\times \text{ 2}\text{,5 m }\times \mathrm{\pi }\mathrm{=}\mathrm{39,3}{\text{ <figure-callout id="2" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^2\text{; U}=\mathrm{24,2}\text{ m}\times \text{0}\text{,3 m}\times \text{1}\text{,0 m}=\mathrm{7,3}{\text{ <figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\hfill \\ \hfill & \text{7}{\text{,3 <figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\times \mathrm{2,5}{\text{ to/<figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3=\mathrm{18,5}\text{ to/m}\times \text{500 }000\text{ m }\times \text{100}€/\text{to}=912\text{ Mil }€\hfill \end{array}$$
   
9. i) Seile (Rundstäbe) L = 2 km $$\begin{array}{l}{\text{F}}_2=\mathrm{6,22}\times {10}^{10}\text{ N}\times {\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\text{F}}\times {\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\text{M}}\times 500\text{km/800km}\times {\text{490 N/mm}}^2=\mathrm{1,31}\times {10}^6;{\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\text{F}}=\\ \mathrm{1,5};{\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\text{M}}=\mathrm{1,1};\end{array}$$
   
   $$\begin{array}{l}\text{V}=\mathrm{1,31}\times {10}^2{\text{ <figure-callout id="2" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^2\times 2\text{ km}=262000{\text{ <figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\times \mathrm{7,85}=2060000\text{ to}\\ \times \text{1000}\text{,-}€/\text{to}=\mathrm{2,06}\text{ Milliarden }€\end{array}$$
   
   auf einen Breitenmeter bezogen ergibt sich als Seilquerschnitt:
   • 2,1 × 10⁶ cm² /800 000m = 2,6 cm²/m womit bei einer feineren Verästelung der Seilabspannung sich eine eigene, steife, untere Halterung unter Umständen einsparen ließe.
10. j) Für die reversibel platzierbaren Fundamente (13,14 und 15) wird ein Abstand von ca. 50 m zweckmäßig sein, wobei pro Stück etwa Kosten von 60.000,- € entstehen. Auf die Länge von 500 km würden etwa 10000 benötigt, die ca. 500 Mill € kosten.
11. k) So ergäben sich Gesamtkosten einer 500 km langen Vorrichtung von

Schirm (Flächenbespannung) 1570 Millionen € Oberer Versteifungsholm 912 Seile 2060 Fundamente 500 Gesamt (Rohkosten) 5042 Gesamt (Fertigkosten) 8000 Millionen € With regard to the feasibility of the invention in general, some geometric, quantitative, economic considerations are listed:

1. a) total force on the basis of an assumed diversion ( 4 ) by α = 45 °: $$\text{F}=2\times \text{V '}\times \mathrm{\rho }\times \mathrm{\omega }\times \text{sin}\mathrm{\alpha }/2$$
   

   V '

   Flow rate to Wikipedia: 30 * 10 ⁶ m ³ / s = 30 Sv (Sverdrup) as Floridastrom and 150 Sv at 55 ° west, 10 ° north ρ density = 1000 kg / m ³

   ω

   Flow velocity: max. 1.8 m / s as Floridastrom at 55 ° West, 10 ° North after Dierke-Atlas over 24 sm / d = 0.5 m / s assumed to be ω = 0.6 m / s

   $$\begin{array}{c}{\text{F}}_1\left(\text{Florida current}\right)=2\times 30\times {10}^6{\text{<figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\text{/ s}\times 1000{\text{kg / <figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\times 1.8\text{m / s}\times \text{<figure-callout id="22" label="sin" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0014.png,DE102018000470A1\_0016.png" state="{{state}}"><figure-callout id="5" label="sin" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">sin</figure-callout></figure-callout> 22}\text{, 5}°\\ =1.08\times {10}^{11}\times 0.346{\text{kgm / <figure-callout id="2" label="s" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">s</figure-callout>}}^2=3.34\times {10}^{10}\text{N}\end{array}$$
   
   $$\begin{array}{c}{\text{F}}_2\left(\text{55}°\text{west}\text{10}°\text{north}\right)=2\times 150\times {10}^6{\text{<figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\text{/ s}\times 1000{\text{kg / <figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\times 0.6\text{m / s}\times \text{<figure-callout id="22" label="sin" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0014.png,DE102018000470A1\_0016.png" state="{{state}}"><figure-callout id="5" label="sin" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">sin</figure-callout></figure-callout> 22}\text{, 5}°\\ =300\times {10}^9\text{N}\times 0.6\times 0.346=6.22\times {10}^{10}\text{N}=6.22\times {10}^{10}\text{N}\\ =\text{total power}\end{array}$$
   
2. b) The total force F max = F ₂ is applied to the effective distance of the screen ( 2 ) from assumed to 800 km ( 4 ), bringing a force $$\begin{array}{c}{\text{F}}_{\left[\text{m}\right]}={\text{<figure-callout id="2" label="F" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">F</figure-callout>}}_2/\text{effective route}\\ =6.22\times {10}^{10}/\mathrm{8th}\times {10}^5\text{N / m = 1}\text{, 56}\times {\text{10}}^5\text{N / m}=\text{78kN / m}\end{array}$$
   
   results.
3. c) For a mesh size of 50 x 50 m and a parachute height of 150 m, a required holding force of 1300 kN falling on this mesh would have to be overcome with a cable cross-section of 100 cm ² .
4. d) If one starts from approximately 45 ° inclined to the horizontal beginnings of a self-adjusting catenary of the Leitschirmflächen ( 3 ), the result is the respective resultant force R in the chain direction $$\begin{array}{c}{\text{R}}_{\left[\text{m}\right]}=\left({\text{F}}_{\left[\text{m}\right]}/2\right)\times 2^{1/2}\\ =78\times 1.414/2=55\text{kN / m}\text{,}\end{array}$$
   
5. e) If a stainless steel sheet of 0.8 mm thickness is used as the flexible surface covering, this results in a voltage $$\mathrm{\sigma }=55{\text{kN / <figure-callout id="2" label="800mm" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">800mm</figure-callout>}}^2=68.8{\text{N / <figure-callout id="2" label="mm" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">mm</figure-callout>}}^2$$
   
   $$<{\text{f}}_{\text{y}\text{, k}\text{, DIN}1.4301}=190{\text{N / <figure-callout id="2" label="mm" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">mm</figure-callout>}}^2$$
   
6. f) weight of the baffle ( 2 ) with an assumed length of 500 km 500000 m × 200 m × 0.8 × 10 ^-3 m × 7.85 × 10 ³ kg / m ³ = 628 000 to, that is 1260 kg / m.
7. g) Cost of the baffle in stainless steel (material only) $$\begin{array}{cc}\text{a}& 2500€/\text{to}\end{array}=1.57\text{billion}€$$
   
8. h) If the upper stiffening spar is made, for example, in an elliptical cross-section, then the surface which is to produce the buoyancy results for its surface: $$\begin{array}{ll}\text{A}\hfill & =5\left(\text{Security and stable detention}\right)\times {\text{F}}_{\left[\text{m}\right]}/{\mathrm{\rho }}_{\left(\text{water}\right)}\hfill \\ \hfill & =390{\text{kN / m / 10kN / <figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3=39.0{\text{<figure-callout id="2" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^2\hfill \\ \hfill & =5\text{m}\times \text{2}\text{,5 m}\times \mathrm{\pi }\mathrm{=}39.3{\text{<figure-callout id="2" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^2\text{; U}=24.2\text{m}\times \text{0}\text{, 3 m}\times \text{1}\text{, 0 m}=7.3{\text{<figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\hfill \\ \hfill & \text{7}{\text{, 3 <figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\times 2.5{\text{t / <figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3=18.5\text{t / m}\times \text{500}000\text{m}\times \text{100}€/\text{to}=912\text{mil}€\hfill \end{array}$$
   
9. i) ropes (round bars) L = 2 km $$\begin{array}{l}{\text{F}}_2=6.22\times {10}^{10}\text{N}\times {\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\text{F}}\times {\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\text{M}}\times 500\text{km / 800km}\times {\text{490 N / mm}}^2=1.31\times {10}^6;{\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\text{F}}=\\ 1.5;{\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\text{M}}=1.1;\end{array}$$
   
   $$\begin{array}{l}\text{V}=1.31\times {10}^2{\text{<figure-callout id="2" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^2\times 2\text{km}=262000{\text{<figure-callout id="3" label="m" filenames="DE102018000470A1\_0013.png,DE102018000470A1\_0014.png" state="{{state}}">m</figure-callout>}}^3\times 7.85=2060000\text{to}\\ \times \text{1000}\text{-}€/\text{to}=2.06\text{billion}€\end{array}$$
   
   based on a width meter results as a rope cross-section:
   • 2.1 x 10 ⁶ cm ^2/800 000m = 2.6 cm ² / m bringing a separate, rigid, lower bracket could be saved in circumstances at a finer branching of the wire tensioning.
10. j) For the reversible placeable foundations ( 13 . 14 and 15 ) a distance of approx. 50 m will be expedient, whereby per piece about costs of 60.000, - € arise. For the length of 500 km about 10,000 would be needed, which cost about 500 million euros.
11. k) This would result in a total cost of a 500 km device of

Umbrella (surface covering) 1570 million euros Upper stiffening spar 912 ropes 2060 foundations 500 Total (raw costs) 5042 Total (finished costs) 8000 million €

It is outlined with this total cost that such a device can in principle be financed by comparing the size of the damage in the affected region.

Finally, it should be mentioned that the concave shape of the guide surface has its concentration point (or focal point) over the horizontal, because a near-surface bypassing of the flow ( 22 ) seems ecologically sensible and promises the Caribbean islands and the east coast probably more constant and cheaper in winter conditions.

A deflection of the flow into deeper water layers, although conceivable with the device according to the invention (with a lower focal point) in other regions, would unnecessarily significantly disturb the ecological balance of the Atlantic.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1.

Direction of flow of the uninfluenced equatorial stream

Second

Water-blocking Leitschirmfläche

Third

Angle of the deflection in the horizontal

4th

Ocean current distracted

5th

supporting network structure

6th

carrying line structure

7th

Anchoring points on the seabed

8th.

water-impermeable flexible surface covering

9th

impermeable rigid surface elements

10th

individual line elements

11th

horizontal net mesh elements

12th

vertical mesh mesh elements

13th

Tension belt of the horizontal stiffening element

14th

Truss rods of the horizontal stiffening element

15th

Linear longitudinal pressure-absorbing pontoons lined up in a bidirectional chain

16th

vertical leading edge

17th

Stiffening of the leading edge as truss

18th

heavy, blade-like, directional stabilized surface element

19th

water surface

20th

float

21st

Suspension between floating body and supporting structure of the surface elements

22nd

probable continuation of the distracted flow

23rd

Net-side tether

24th

Intermediate tether

25th

Anchor side tether

26th

Seabed

27th

Anchored by pan-type heavyweight element

28th

summary node of 4 Tethers from the corners of the net meshes

29th

further summary nodes of the mooring ropes

30th

truss

31st

continuous hanging rope

32nd

Suspensions of the guide surface from the load-distributing suspension rope

33rd

Dependency rope of the tension weights

34th

Weight for cushioning and tightening the lower Leitschirmkante

35th

Attachment of the surface covering at the leading edge

36th

bead

37th

Two-sided linear clamping for the connection of two flexible surface coverings

38th

two-sided seam

39th

Bag for carrying out reinforcing elements

40th

Rope, pipe or rod to reinforce the surface covering

41st

flat band or belt profile

42nd

Lug for fastening vertical net bar elements and surface reinforcement elements

43rd

Pressure hose for controlling the buoyancy of the pan-like heavyweight anchoring element

44th

Tab for attaching guy ropes to the horizontal stiffening tube

45th

Lockable opening for pressing in and exhausting air

46th

Air volume changeable to regulate the buoyancy

47th

Water volume changeable to regulate the buoyancy

48th

Drain or inlet tap to change the filling volume with water

49th

Lockable filling opening for concrete ballasting

50th

Ballast filling made of concrete

51st

plow shield

52nd

cutting edge

53rd

Konsollasche

54th

torsion-resistant flap

55th

bead-like edge reinforcement of the cup-like heavyweight anchoring element with internal buoyancy volume

56th

buoyancy chambers

57th

Justierseileinhängelasche

58th

Justierseil

59th

tugboats

60th

plow-blade-like grave edge

61st

additional ballast

62nd

Grave-thorns inclined toward the parachute

63rd

Today's flow into the Caribbean Sea between the "Windward Islands" (Grenada, St. Vincent, etc.) through showing the further course of temperature over a horizontal time axis

64th

Transition temperature of the water on the incoming flow after heating on the Anströmweg, goes on the way to the Caribbean Sea or along the east of the archipelago "Grenada, St. Vincent, etc."

65th St.

Water temperature as a high value and its increase in time of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic east of the archipelago "Grenada, Vincent, etc."

66th

Exceeding range of the critical water temperature of 26.5 ° C or 80 ° F

list of figures

• 1 Operating principle (horizontal section)
• 2 Operating principle (underwater perspective)
• 3 Guide surface with small-scale bracing and anchoring (vertical section)
• 4 Possible area of application (Map 1: 300,000,000) Caribbean
• 5 Tension between pipes (perspective)
• 6 Tail area tensioned with suspended work (perspective)
• 7 Stiffening of the leading edge (horizontal section)
• 8th Shock, edge and transition details of the guide surface
• 9 Weight trim with water
• 10 Weight trim with concrete
• 11 Anchoring in soft seabed (vertical section)
• 12 Anchoring in soft seabed (perspective)
• 13 Placeable and revisable heavyweight anchoring (underwater perspective)
• 14 ladle-type heavyweight anchoring element (vertical longitudinal section)
• 15 ladle-type heavyweight anchoring element (vertical cross section)

Claims (10)

Device for the control of ocean currents and methods for revisable placement of the anchoring of the device, characterized in that a) in the flow (1) to be deflected, a substantially water-impermeable guide surface (2) at an angle (3) between 0 ° and B) the guide surface (2) is even or concave in one or two directions relative to the origin of the flow (1), c) the surface consists essentially of a supporting network (5 . 2 ) or line-based (6, 5 . 6 ) Structure consists of a thin, flat u. flexible material (8) existing surface elements or rigid (9) surface elements are fastened, which form over the edges of the net meshes (11,12) or individual line elements (10) and network nodes across the dense guide surface (2) and d) the guide surface (2 ) is anchored with ropes or rods to anchoring points (7) on the seabed (26). Device for the control of ocean currents and method for revisable placement of the anchoring of the device according to Claim 1 dg that the supporting network structure (5) consists of bars, ropes and bands, and the load-bearing line-based structure (6) is formed of bars with different cross-sections, tubes or trusses. Device for the control of ocean currents ... according to the Claims 1 and 2 dg, that the anchoring cables or rods (23, 24 and 25) beginning at the anchoring point (7) has a tree-like branching structure towards the guide surface (2). Device for the control of ocean currents ... according to the Claims 1 - 3 dg, that the lengths of the structure, Leitflächen- and anchoring elements incl. Their subdivisions are chosen so that only tensile forces occur in each element in the different occurring flow forces. Device for the control of ocean currents ... according to the Claims 1 - 3 dg, that the lengths of the structure, Leitflächen- and anchoring elements incl. Their subdivisions are chosen so that, with the exception of the pressure-absorbing, at the joints horizontally and vertically movable chain of floating structural elements (15) at the different occurring flow forces in each element only Tensile forces occur, the horizontally stabilizing elastic fixed position of the links of the chain of floating structural elements (15) is achieved without bulges, drills or folds by flat-inclined guying (23,24 and 25) and possibly by windward rear anchorages with reduced cross section and the vertically stabilizing elastic fixed posture without dents, drills or folds is achieved by particularly high-dimensioned buoyancy of the individual chain elements. Device for the control of ocean currents ... according to the Claims 1 - 5 dg, that the material of the surfaces and surface elements (8 and 9) in particular from seawater-resistant sheet metal, corresponding plastic film optionally with other reinforcing materials, recycled materials with supporting Feinnetzvernähung, concrete elements or wood components. Device for the control of ocean currents ... according to the Claims 1 - 6 dg that the approaching flow (1) nearest, approximately vertical edge of the guide surface (16) consists of tubes with different cross-sections, or trusses (17). Device for the control of ocean currents ... according to the Claims 1 - 7 dg, that the anchoring to the seabed consists of heavy, blade-like, directionally stabilized surface elements (18) orthogonal to the direction of pull. Device for the control of ocean currents ... according to the Claims 1 - 8th dg, that anchoring to the seabed - a) consists of heavy pan-like elements (27, 13 . 14 . 15 and 16 ) with bead-like edges in which a plurality of buoyancy chambers are arranged. b) Valves, which are located at the highest and lowest points of the buoyancy volume, can drain water and pump in air and vice versa. c) With a plurality of straps (57) attached Justierseilen (58) favorable underground formations can be controlled with several towboats (59) using the maximum lift with relatively weak Justierseilen (58). Device for the control of ocean currents ... according to the Claims 1 - 9 dg, that under the attachment of the anchoring cables, the edge bead of the heavyweight anchoring elements (27) plow-like underside as a digging edge (60) is formed so that under tensile load and slipping movement digging the front edge is facilitated and higher tensile forces can be absorbed and at the bottom of the heavyweight pan (27 ) is arranged a plurality of retaining pins (62) which are also inclined to the guide surface (2).

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