tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752027331714385066.post1248291067958953777..comments2024-03-19T14:38:21.141-07:00Comments on Terra Forming Terra: Downtown Mega Power Plant.arcleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05942529252160087271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752027331714385066.post-60719265606544068322014-11-07T15:46:18.216-08:002014-11-07T15:46:18.216-08:00600 feet is likely the safe engineering limit. Th...600 feet is likely the safe engineering limit. That also provides a minimum two degree differential. Taller is better and the improvement is seriously non linear which is why a pilot facility at 250 feet will make it but not nearly as good.<br /><br />You are right about dumping surplus heat into the bottom. It could be a city thermal plant used to provide steam to large buildings as we do in Vancouver.arcleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942529252160087271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752027331714385066.post-13352278581088703242014-11-07T14:15:29.004-08:002014-11-07T14:15:29.004-08:00Why make it just 600ft tall? Would making it talle...Why make it just 600ft tall? Would making it taller increase the power? or is there some sort of limitation to the energy given the atmosphere change? ... like, you'd have to go a 'lot taller' to enter the next atmosphere to see a significant increase? ...something along those lines?<br /><br />I 'know' with HAWTs, every increase in blade length / height is like an exponential increase (of some sort) in power harnessed. Would the same apply to making this taller?<br /><br />What about applying a smaller version near a power plant where the exhaust of the power plant was designed to be pumped into the base... being warmer and needing to rise up... vs ambient temperatures?<br /><br />Obviously that negates the idea that this could be built in a city's downtown area, but land is usually pretty inexpensive near a power plant and the idea of utilizing both seems like it could be an investment-return multiplierVailhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009074288038149259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752027331714385066.post-15643351700055469892014-05-21T11:43:10.242-07:002014-05-21T11:43:10.242-07:00Not yet. The original work was done with a team ...Not yet. The original work was done with a team of several engineers out of NASA who came up with the million horsepower potential. That feels correct by the way, but it still needs careful design engineering to be comfortable. I have plenty of concerns of a practical nature here.<br /><br />the actual structure shown here came in at 57,000,000 ten years ago.<br /><br />What we need is the capital and a sales contract which i can get easily enough out of BC Hydro who can then sell the power throughout the western USA.arcleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942529252160087271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752027331714385066.post-55370327176077468642014-05-21T11:25:50.220-07:002014-05-21T11:25:50.220-07:00Interesting idea. Do you have more info on this?Interesting idea. Do you have more info on this?Brondhalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410372870438935554noreply@blogger.com