RU2534399C1 - Flying collector for atmospheric water - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: flying collector for atmospheric water includes main fabric canvas, boundary toroidal balloon attached to it, rope bracing of attachment to lifting aerostat and captive cable. Main fabric canvas of collector is made as surface of rotation with increasing generatrix inclination to plane perpendicular to axis of rotation when approaching to this axis. Interior of boundary toroidal balloon and lifting aerostat is connected by fabric tube with valve. stiffness of structure is provided by boundary toroidal balloon supercharged with gas from lifting aerostats.

EFFECT: portable and quick-deployable device can be used in liftable and high-mountain parts of renewable energy and fresh water sources.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of renewable energy and fresh water and atmospheric moisture collectors.

There are well-known ground-based collections of atmospheric precipitation - reservoir http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/ The reservoir, which are used for irrigation and fresh water supply. In addition, when discharging water from a reservoir through a hydraulic turbine with a generator, it is also possible to obtain electricity.

Their disadvantages are:

- on flat artificial reservoirs it is impossible to raise the water level high in order to ensure a high pressure on the hydraulic turbine. Therefore, to obtain high power it is necessary to use large-sized turbines. Yes, and the reservoirs themselves occupy large areas, flood valuable land and roads. In the mountains (where large differences are possible) there are few suitable places for reservoirs and construction work is very expensive;

- water in reservoirs is contaminated with organic and solid impurities and requires treatment before consumption by residents.

In patent RU 2407914C1 “Method and device for the renewable generation of electricity and clean water” (auth. Baybikov A.S. prior. September 18, 2009) it is proposed to raise the precipitation collection using tethered balloons to the cloud level (up to 3-4 km). This will allow you to use the maximum pressure of water (up to 300-400 atm, as in modern diesel engines and steam turbines!), Which will allow you to get significant power from compact high-speed hydraulic turbines and generators and expensive almost distilled water. However, this patent does not describe the design of such a flight compilation.

The objective of the present invention is to maximize the lightening of the collector with a maximum area of collection of precipitation, the minimum accumulation of water to reduce the necessary lifting force of balloons, convenient remote folding for convenient and safe lifting and lowering of the device.

This is achieved by a special form of cloth collection, an inflatable device for deploying and curling it in a raised state.

For the implementation of the invention, special varieties of cloth surfaces of revolution are used to provide a minimum water retention in the collector and to fill the deployment device with gas from lifting balloons.

In fig. 1 shows the device in working condition, and Fig. 2 - assembled.

The collection consists of the main fabric cloth 1 in the form of a surface of revolution of a special shape. The generatrix of this surface has an inclination increasing towards the axis of rotation to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation. An inflating torus balloon 2 with a relief valve 3 is attached to the outer edge of the web. The inside of the torus balloon 2 and the lift balloon 4 are connected by a fabric pipe 5 with a shutoff valve 6. Near the axis of rotation, the main web 1 is connected to the discharge pipe 7. Outside, the collector is covered by a cable strapping 8, associated with a tethered cable 9 and the harness 10 of a lifting balloon 4.

The collection in folded form (Fig. 2) with a deflated torus balloon 2 and a shut-off valve 6 is lifted by the balloon 4. The folded view of the collection significantly reduces aerodynamic (including wind) loads during lifting. After lifting to the desired height, the valve 6 opens and gas from the balloon 4 inflates the torus balloon 2, straightening the main canvas 1 and giving the necessary structural rigidity.

Atmospheric moisture falls on the main sheet and flows to the central discharge pipe 7. In order for the thickness of the layer of water accumulating to the discharge pipe not to increase significantly, it is necessary to increase the water velocity in the layer closer to the axis and the discharge pipe. This is achieved by a special form of the main fabric: by increasing the inclination of the generatrix of the surface of rotation of the main fabric to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, when approaching this axis. This form also reduces lateral aerodynamic (wind) loads on the collector (compared, for example, with a conical one). Special cases of this form are catenoid, pseudosphere.

During the descent, valve 6 is closed and the relief valve 3 opens on the torus cylinder. The gas from the torus cylinder is discharged, it loses rigidity and the collector folds.

To fill the torus balloon, an additional lifting ball with increased pressure and gas different from the gas in the main lifting ball can be used.

The main canvas can also be made of triangular or polygonal curved blanks-sectors of aero fabrics, which when connected together approximately describe the smooth shape of the flight compilation. It is highly advisable to apply a super-hydrophobic coating on all surfaces of the collector to increase the rate of water runoff and ensure non-sticking water droplets that make the collection heavier. As valve 6, a simple and light pinch device on a fabric pipe can be used.

The technical result of the invention is, for a given area of collection of atmospheric moisture, the minimum weight of the structure with minimal water accumulation. This significantly reduces the necessary lifting force, size and cost of a lifting balloon. The design also provides minimal aerodynamic drag to the crosswind during ascent and descent (when folded). The shape of the main fabric in working condition also significantly reduces this resistance, compared with the conical shape.

The collection can also be used in high mountains as part of a mobile source of energy and water, because due to its lightness it can be delivered to great heights without the construction of special roads and does not require powerful fastening to the rocks.

Claims (1)

An atmospheric water flight collection containing the main fabric of the collection, a boundary torus balloon attached to it, a cable tie of the attachment to the lift balloon and the tethered cable, characterized in that the main fabric of the collection is made in the form of a rotation surface with an increasing inclination forming to a plane perpendicular to the axis rotation when approaching this axis, and the inside of the boundary torus balloon and the balloon are connected by a fabric pipe to the valve.

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