In reply to James Bowery's message of Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:40:46 -0500: Hi, [snip] >The vortex structure is locked to its source of vorticity. Yes, it is >possible to disrupt this under extreme weather conditions but the larger >the vortex and the greater the percent of its energy in its vorticity, the >more stable it is against cross-winds.
Both tornados and hurricanes move laterally. Whatever causes them to do so will likely also cause a man made tornado to do so. The problem is that even slight instability against cross winds is too much. The vortex only has to move the width of the base, and you have lost it. Of course if it's possible to establish a new one in a short period of time, that may not make a lot of difference as far as energy generation is concerned, however one also has to wonder what happens to the ones that get away? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
