Patent classifications
F25B2313/002
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILISING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
A geothermal energy system, having a carbon dioxide store at a first temperature and density, a retrieving device for retrieving carbon dioxide at a second temperature higher than the first temperature and a second density lower than the first density, a heat pump having a first heat exchanger, a compressor, a second heat exchanger, and an expander or a throttle. The first heat exchanger transmits thermal energy of the carbon dioxide to a process medium of the heat pump. The compressor compresses the process medium downstream of the first heat exchanger. The second heat exchanger transmits thermal energy of the compressed process medium to a consumer, and the expander or the throttle expands the process medium downstream of the second heat exchanger, and an introduction device introduces carbon dioxide downstream of the retrieving device and upstream of the heat pump into the system.
Hanson deep bore water production system for mountainous coastal environments
Mountainous coastal regions with consistent high humidity and consistent temperatures provide an opportunity to farm the atmosphere for water. The present invention, utilizing simple tools such as a compressor, a length of copper tubing, and a Tesla turbine takes advantage of geothermal cooling and gravity to power the major parts of the invention. In the invention compressed humid air is sent along a tube buried four feet underground where the ambient temperature is 55 degrees Fahrenheit. The tube is canted at a 45-degree angle along the slope of a hill or mountainside and gravity pulls the water from the walls and as it accumulates, accelerates the water, and as the water it exits the Tesla turbine at the far end of the tube it generates electricity which can be used to partially power the compressor.