It is possible to turn water into electricity. Solar energy is one of the cleanest and cheapest ways to convert liquid H2O into steam. The energy in steam is 9 times greater than the energy in the same weight of boiling water. The math suggests that each gallon of evaporated water is equal to running a typical air conditioner for 1 hour:
THE FORMULAS
L = latent heat of evaporation / unit Volume
Q = heat removed
Q = VL
L = 8,094 BTU / gallon
notes:
1 BTU = 1055 Joules
1 BTU heats 1 pound of water by 1 degree F
Lfusion = 80 calories (to freeze water)
Levaporation = 536 calories
1 calorie = 4.2 joules
1 calorie raises the temperature of 1 gm (or cc) of water by 1 degree C
1 US gallon = 3.8 liters = 3800 cc
PROOF
The theory was proven by recycling rain water and household grey water over the roof of a house through drip hoses. On a typical summer day, 40 gallons of water were evaporated. That is the equivalent to running 2 air conditioning units for 20 hours.
More About the Experiment and the Waterfall House
PICTURES AND VIDEOS
- 1_H2O_Overview.mpg
- 2_H2O_Overview.mpg
- 3_H2O_Birdseye_view.mpg
- 4_H2O_Panoramic_view.mpg
- collection_at_bottom.mpg
- collection_at_top.mpg
- pumping_station.mpg
- soaker_hose.jpg
- soaker_hose2.jpg
- soaker_hose3.jpg
- water_tower_farm1.jpg
- water_tower_farm2.jpg
- water_tower_farm3.jpg
- water_tower_farm4.jpg
- water_tower_farm5.jpg
- water_tower_inside.jpg
- watertower_bottom_feeder.mpg
- watertower_farm.jpg
- watertower_farm_alternative.mpg
- watertower_overview.mpg
- watertower_siphon_feeder.mpg
