METHOD FOR AMPLIFYING
HEATING EFFECTS
HEATING EFFECTS
MOMENTUM AND KINETIC ENERGY OF JET STREAM
The momentum and kinetic energy of the jet stream is
immense. It is a river of air, about 200 miles wide and 3 miles
deep that can travel up to 300 km/hour. It is the principal reason
flights from East to West take longer than West to East. Even a
large solar power satellite generates much less energy than the
jet stream.
The momentum and kinetic energy of the jet stream is
immense. It is a river of air, about 200 miles wide and 3 miles
deep that can travel up to 300 km/hour. It is the principal reason
flights from East to West take longer than West to East. Even a
large solar power satellite generates much less energy than the
jet stream.
CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE (CAT)
Clear-air turbulence (CAT), sometimes colloquially
referred to as "air pockets", is the erratic movement of air
masses in the absence of any visual cues, such as clouds.
Clear-Air Turbulence is caused when bodies of air moving at
widely different speeds meet; at high altitudes (7,000-12,000
metres/23,000-39,000 feet) this is frequently encountered
around jet streams or sometimes near mountain ranges.
Clear-Air Turbulence is impossible to detect either with the
naked eye or with conventional radar, meaning that it is
difficult to avoid. However, it can be remotely detected with
instruments that can measure turbulence with optical
techniques, such as scintillometers or Doppler LIDARs.
Clear-air turbulence (CAT), sometimes colloquially
referred to as "air pockets", is the erratic movement of air
masses in the absence of any visual cues, such as clouds.
Clear-Air Turbulence is caused when bodies of air moving at
widely different speeds meet; at high altitudes (7,000-12,000
metres/23,000-39,000 feet) this is frequently encountered
around jet streams or sometimes near mountain ranges.
Clear-Air Turbulence is impossible to detect either with the
naked eye or with conventional radar, meaning that it is
difficult to avoid. However, it can be remotely detected with
instruments that can measure turbulence with optical
techniques, such as scintillometers or Doppler LIDARs.
EFFECTS OF CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE
The effect of clear air turbulence on aircraft is to cause a rough ride. The
clear air turbulence also has an effect on the flow velocity of the jet stream.
The energy absorbed by the turbulence results in a decrease in the flow
velocity of the air. This local decrease in flow velocity can influence the
direction of flow of the jet stream.
The effect of clear air turbulence on aircraft is to cause a rough ride. The
clear air turbulence also has an effect on the flow velocity of the jet stream.
The energy absorbed by the turbulence results in a decrease in the flow
velocity of the air. This local decrease in flow velocity can influence the
direction of flow of the jet stream.
MICROWAVE BEAM HEATING AS TRIGGER OF CLEAR AIR
TURBULENCE
The principal method of this idea, is to utilize microwave
power from a solar power satellite to selectively heat a critical
region of the jet stream and trigger clear air turbulence that
can draw energy from the flow of the jet stream itself,
effectively amplifying the use of the microwave power.
TURBULENCE
The principal method of this idea, is to utilize microwave
power from a solar power satellite to selectively heat a critical
region of the jet stream and trigger clear air turbulence that
can draw energy from the flow of the jet stream itself,
effectively amplifying the use of the microwave power.
ALGORITHMS TO PREDICT EFFECTIVENESS
A computer code called MTG (Microwave Turbulence Generator) has
been developed to predict the effectiveness of microwave power in
triggering turbulence, and thus direction, of a jet stream. It utilizes criterion
for predicting the onset of clear air turbulence developed by Gary, B. L. in
U. S. patent 5,117,689 assigned to NASA. Basically, he shows that a
change of vertical potential temperature gradient of 2 degrees kelvin per
kilometer can trigger the clear air turbulence. The onset is predicted when
the Richardson's number, Ri, in flowing air is <1/4.
A computer code called MTG (Microwave Turbulence Generator) has
been developed to predict the effectiveness of microwave power in
triggering turbulence, and thus direction, of a jet stream. It utilizes criterion
for predicting the onset of clear air turbulence developed by Gary, B. L. in
U. S. patent 5,117,689 assigned to NASA. Basically, he shows that a
change of vertical potential temperature gradient of 2 degrees kelvin per
kilometer can trigger the clear air turbulence. The onset is predicted when
the Richardson's number, Ri, in flowing air is <1/4.
RICHARDSON'S EQUATION
POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE
