The Ukrainian researchers of Nizhyn Labs of Scanning Devices (NLSD), directed by Vasil Sidorov, candidate of technical sciences in electrical and optical engineering, are working on development of new molecular methods and systems for water transport, hydroaccumulation and electrical power production using the forces of molecular interaction in the interface layer of liquid and air.

On the surface of section of two phases (liquid and its saturated pairs, two liquids, that are not fully mixed up, liquid and solid)  as a result of molecular interaction in contiguous tangent phases the resultant force is observed, which is directed inward one of them and composed of the  forces that act on 1 sm² superficial layer. In particular, on the surface of section liquid – steam this force is directed inward liquids.

For transfer of molecules from the volume phase into a superficial layer it is necessary to execute work which goes to the increase of superficial energy – creation of surplus of energy of particles in a superficial layer in comparison with their energy into the volume of phase.

For the isothermal increase of superficial layer of liquid due to molecules which are found in its volume, it is necessary to execute work, that goes to  the increase of surface energy of liquid.

The nature conforms the effectiveness of use of the internal energy of molecules of water, force of surface tension and effect of moistening of matter for creation of the hydrodynamic systems. These physical phenomena are involved in such important atmospheric phenomenon as a rotation of water in nature. Enormous masses of water in the earth's crust move under action of these phenomena, forming whole underground lakes and even seas, periodically rising on capillaries to the terrene or going down into underground lakes. The work, which is done by molecular forces, is measured by significant numbers.

Calculations and conducted researches show the possibility of creation of the artificial molecular hydropower systems with the use of energy of surface tension.

The chart of the molecular hydrodynamic system for hydroaccumulation and electric power production consists of capillary structure (capillary matrix), water stock device, located above capillary matrix and providing water stock and flow to the upper reservoir, lower reservoir and power equipment «hydro-turbine – electrogenerator». A capillary volume structure is submerged by its base into the lower reservoir with water.

The water from a lower reservoir under the action of intermolecular forces of water and capillary matter rises up, and then go by means of water stock, located above the surface of capillary structure into an overhead reservoir. The potential energy, accumulated by water, is transformed into kinetic energy of stream of water falling from a height H on a hydro-turbine, and then into kinetic energy of hydro-turbine rotor and electrogenerator rotor, mechanically connected with him. Thus on the output of electrogenerator an electric current is formed which after certain transformation can be set to users. The «worked» water goes back into a lower reservoir.

The main feature of the given device is his work in the closed cycle when it does not need the presence of external streams of water to product electric current. The stream of water is created in the closed system due to intermolecular forces action.

With the purpose to increase power of hydropower device the capillary structures (capillary matrices) can be set in great numbers into a lower reservoir, multiplying thus the stream of water from the lower reservoir into upper reservoir. For the increase of the height of water lifting the capillary structures can be placed one above another, creating thus on each level intermediate water storage reservoirs which execute the same role, as the lower reservoir, differing by a capacity only. The closed cycle multy-levels self-lifting capillary water system for hydroaccumulation and e-energy production concludes N columns and M height levels of water lifting, the lower and upper reservoirs, intermediate storage reservoirs (in the number of height levels of water lifting) and the power equipment «hydro-turbine – electrogenerator». Water stock device is general for all columns. He gets all lifted water and directs it into upper reservoir. In all another aspects the closed cycle multy-levels self-lifting capillary water system for hydroaccumulation and e-energy production works after the same algorithm, as the device, examined before.

By Vasil Sidorov E-mail: sidorovvasil@gmail.com

on March 07, 2009   in queltanews.com