There are many ways to create electricity. They are Coal, Nuclear, Natural gas, Petroleum, Solar, Tide(wave), Wind, and Geothermal.
Because we have such a Global problem with the way we currently create power, causing global warming, I start to think that there has to be another way to power everything. I was thinking what is the largest power source known to man. The sun...Yes but only half of the earth is in its light at on time. So solar is not the answer. What else does the sun do for us?
It causes Gravity, which affects everyone on earth 24 hr a day. Now all we would have to do is harness the energy from gravity.
So here my idea, is it possible to harness gravity through the ocean, not through the waves but by the deep pressure at large depths. Because the water pressure is so great at hundreds of feet into the ocean, one could harness this simply by releasing this pressure. Done by piping the high pressure water to an area of lower pressure, such as the surface.
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2007-06-12 05:56:28 · 10 answers · asked by maK 2 in Environment ➔ Green Living
Ok, so after 1 hour of question I have heard that it may or may not be possible. So let me Clarify the idea a little bit better.
If you have a pail of water and punch a hole in the side, the water flows out. Got that... Now the ocean is the pail and the hole is the pipe. The water will flow to the surface of the ocean because the pressure is greater at large depths. Ok and for the people that say the water will stop flowing once it reaches the surface, this is true is the water is allowed to flow freely. But if i is released in a controled rate and at the same rate that gravity can repressurize it at the source, then it will continue to flow at a high pressure.
2007-06-12 07:40:06 · update #1
i think it is an excellent idea as well, however i think it could work as a large scale battery.
2007-06-13 09:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by Keyan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not how water pressure works. Water pressure depends on depth.
Imagine a huge damn with a big lake behind it. Say the bottom of the damn on the lake side, is 1000 feet below the surface of the lake. Now imagine a pipe or hose, just an inch in diameter, in front of the damn, on the other side from the lake. It starts at the bottom of the damn, same as the lake bed and rises 1000 feet straight up.
So the top of the water in the pipe is at the same level as the top of the lake, and the bottom of the pipe is at the same level as the bottom of the lake. The pressure will be identical at the bottom of the pipe and at the bottom of the damn. It doesn't matter how many billions of gallons are behind that damn, it's the weight of the water above creating the pressure at the bottom. (assuming the same density of water in both)
So in your theoretical tube, the pressure at the bottom of the tube and the bottom of the ocean will be equal, even if the tube is at angle. The water at the top of the tube will be "pushing down" on the water at the bottom of the tube, so it is under pressure, the same as the water at the bottom of the ocean. So there is just as much force stopping the water from coming up the tube as there is trying to push it up.
**What you can take advantage of is the temperature difference. Bob Ballard, the guy who found the Titanic, was working on designing a ship that would tip downward, submerging the bulk of its length and mass. This would leave a dwelling at the top above the surface. With most of it length submerged, the water temperature at the deepest part of the ship would be colder than at the surface. A liquid circulating in pipes could be driven by this temperature difference. This moving liquid could drive a generator powering the dwelling. It could work on a larger scale, but I think the wave driven generators would be more efficient than running a pipe to the bottom of the ocean.
2007-06-12 17:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by bob_sacaman0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but this won't work. The reason: water is essentially incompressible. If you send down a submersible to bring back a load of water in a strong sealed container, as soon as you open it at the surface it will just dribble out! No energy released. There are other things you could do the the bottom of the ocean however. How about harvesting methane clathrates (i.e. ices of methane) which are very abundant on the ocean floor? This is exactly the same stuff as natural gas so when it is burned it will still release CO2 of course, but much less of it per unit of energy than coal. So in that respect it is a much preferable fuel. There are also hydrothermal vents which release a great deal of hot water that could potentially be tapped. But here's a word of warning: think very carefully before industialiszing the sea bed. It is a very fragile environment with thousands upon thousands of species of plant and animal which we have never seen. And finally, there is actually a simple way to harvest gravitational energy : tide power! As the Earth rotates past the moon (and to a lesser extent the sun) a bulge of water on each side of the planet follows it. This results in tides, which can yield energy if the water is forced to pass through turbines. The result of tides is that the moon is very gradually receding from the Earth as its orbital energy is lost. But don't worry about making this happen faster with a few power stations... it is inevitable and will happen whether or not we choose to exploit it! The technology is already here... we must lobby our politicians to push it forward...
2007-06-12 07:33:22 · answer #3 · answered by peteypete 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Great idea! But it won't work.
As soon as the water got to the top of the pipe at the same level as the water outside, it would have the same pressure inside the pipe as outside. It would stop moving. Gravity would be pulling the water down inside the pipe as much as outside. Now, you might lift it out, let the water drain out, cap it, push the pipe back down filled with air, and uncap it, letting the water rush into the pipe again, over and over, but that would probably take more energy than it produced, and it wouldn't be steady. But please keep thinking - you've got a good mind.
By the way, the sun doesn't cause gravity. The Earth has its own gravity, which is due to its mass.
2007-06-12 06:09:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is one very simple law of hydraulics, "water maintains level" You can go to the bottom of the ocean with a pipe and through that pipe rush water to the surface, it will come out cool and calm, energy stored at the bottom of the ocean is used up by water to come out to the surface.
Why don't you try the electromagnetic force, the law of Farade ? Or why don't you advocate "produce where you consume" so that smaller power plants can do the job of bigger plants which waste at-least 40 % of the electrical energy as heat. Or why don't you advocate redisigning of all electrical appliances to work at lower voltage say 10 to 50 volts instead of 220 or 440 volts. Or why don't you advocate a city void of high voltage electricity, but working on electronics using mini mode of power like mili amp. as is the case with all electronic systems.
OR why don't you think of redesigning humans so that they use their sensory powers to do their work and discard all forms of external power sources.
Well there are many options, some wild and some highly wild, but remember some order always comes from total disorder.
Just try.
2007-06-12 06:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by SATISH KUMAR N 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think your idea could work.. if theres a way to sink a pipeline, not from within the ocean tself, but from land going to the deep parts of the sea.
If you sink a pipeline from the sea, the pressure from the deep will gradually equalize the pressure of shallower waters as it rises up.
But if you connect a pipe from land to the sea, it may act like a hydroelectric dam, forcing water out as there is no counteracting presure to weaken it.
Like if you dig a very deep pit near the sea of ocean, your idea could possibly work. Just harness the strong water pressure and pump the water back to the sea. Deep as in like those open pit mines.
Think of it as a pail of water. Sink a tube and no water comes out. Puncture a hole in the side of the pail preferably near the bottom, connect the tube and water rushes out at high a speed.
I'm also into alternative energy sources.
2007-06-12 06:14:15 · answer #6 · answered by Mike S 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As stated, I dont believe your idea would be feasable. Have you thought about using temperature gradients to power turbines (sorta like the reverse of how a air conditioner works) or areas of high tidal variation to power turbines?
Good luck, keep thinking outside the box. And dont worry if a couple of people put ya down for dreaming of making the world a better place!
2007-06-12 12:39:33 · answer #7 · answered by Harrison H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do I under stand what u are saying . If we drop 1 mile of pipe down in the ocean u think that coming out of the pipe will be high pressure????????? Go back to school.
2007-06-12 06:19:01 · answer #8 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
what kind of energy will be used to pipe the water to the surface?
energy has always been on a merry go round as to how to unleash it.
keep thinking.....the world needs you.
2007-06-12 06:02:51 · answer #9 · answered by annetta51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your idea will not work. Please take a physics class before posting again.
2007-06-12 08:06:19 · answer #10 · answered by tom_cat_2k3 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋