Sky Dams: IdeasBank Memon

Reference 9895   Class: YELLOW

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Rainfall originates in clouds. Vacuum balloons positioned in clouds could collect and condense moisture from clouds for subsequent use.

INDICATIONS

  • Cloud water collectors could be fitted with a big variety of physical extensions (spines, granulated surfaces, etc) to promote water condensation.
  • Water condensation could also be promoted by techniques such as applying electric charges to surfaces.
  • Water could also be condensed from water-vapour-laden air outside clouds, as is dew.
  • Free water-collection balloons could follow cloud movements and bands to extract water stored in their own tanks, then be moved to required delivery points anywhere in the world.
  • Tethered water-collection balloons could be linked through pipes to delivery points on the ground.
  • As the balloons would be at considerable heights above the ground, the water would have enough head pressure to flow to distant delivery points, perhaps hundreds of kilometres away.
  • Development of devices and control software is possible here, with new approaches open to patenting or trade-secreting.


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