Where does Mary Mary quite contrary hang out these days? :)
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:06 PM, James Bowery <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a FAQ <http://vortexengine.ca/AVE_FAQ.shtml> for these questions. > > You obviously don't understand vortex dynamics and, even when presented > with a photograph of a structure that retains its integrity despite being > extended orders of magnitude laterally across the diameter of the vortex, > are impervious to pedagogy. The only thing that will convince you of the > well-understood aspects of vortex dynamics will be a power station that has > been running for years. > > Well, you'll have it soon enough -- probably about the same time Mary Yugo > shuts up. > > > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 5:56 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >
