Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine

2008-02-05 Thread Horace Heffner
I'm way behind in my reading, so apologies for the delay. On Jan 23, 2008, at 7:04 AM, Jones Beene wrote: A one acre pond = 4000 meters^2 Peak Solar irradiation = 1 kW/m^2 Average Solar irradiation = 500 watts/m^2 active hours per day (seasonally adjusted)= ~10 = 20 MWh/day active hours

Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine

2008-02-05 Thread Jones Beene
--- Horace Heffner I think there is indeed an error in the above. Yes I had intended to correct this and other errors from the original hasty posting, but maybe not have gotten to it as my trusty Dell went down last week. Jones

Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine

2008-01-25 Thread Jones Beene
--- R.C.Macaulay wrote: An open pond with a foam blanket to cover the CO2 works. Interesting that many small towns have waste water treating plants that are nothing more than a series of ponds located in steps where the first pond gravity flows into the next lowest earthen pond and so on.

Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine

2008-01-25 Thread R.C.Macaulay
. - Original Message - From: Jones Beene [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine --- R.C.Macaulay wrote: An open pond with a foam blanket to cover the CO2 works. Interesting that many small towns

Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine

2008-01-23 Thread Jones Beene
The preceding posting was part spoof, as some may have guessed following Terry's video clip (which BTW was probably him in person ;-) but also it was part serious and maybe even visionary. It generated enough private mail to attempt to correct the details (eventually) and moreover - is close

Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine

2008-01-23 Thread Terry Blanton
On Jan 23, 2008 3:17 PM, Jones Beene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The preceding posting was part spoof, as some may have guessed following Terry's video clip (which BTW was probably him in person ;-) Geeze, Bean! And we have never even met! You takin' RV lessons from dames? Interesting thing

Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine

2008-01-23 Thread R.C.Macaulay
Howdy Vorts, To add thoughts to Jones green machine post. Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a process used in wastewater treating to remove the final remaining fine solids from treated sewage water . The process entails adding liquid polymer and air as the wastewater is pumped into a settling

Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine

2008-01-23 Thread Jones Beene
Richard, That is a great insight - if DAF can be use to contain CO2 near the surface of an algae pond, without the need of a tent (transparent roof) structure. I was content with a moderately high precast concrete enclosure wall, using sensors to control the CO2 release. Silly as it seems, an

Re: [Vo]:A Green Perpetual Motion Machine

2008-01-23 Thread R.C.Macaulay
Yes Jones, An open pond with a foam blanket to cover the CO2 works. Interesting that many small towns have waste water treating plants that are nothing more than a series of ponds located in steps where the first pond gravity flows into the next lowest earthen pond and so on. These lagoon