A Clean and Efficient Energy Solution for Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Crises in Pakistan: The Atmospheric Vortex Engine

Abstract

Heat carried upward by atmospheric convection produces mechanical energy. An atmospheric vortex engine (AVE) uses a synthetic tornado-like vortex to capture mechanical energy from upward heat convection. The vortex is created by tangentially introducing warm or humid air into a circular wall base. Heat sources include solar energy, warm sea water, warm, humid air, and industrial waste. Earth’s natural surface collects heat, eliminating the need for solar collectors. The AVE uses the same thermodynamic principles as the solar chimney, but it uses centrifugal force in a vortex instead of a chimney and the earth’s surface instead of a collector. Turbogenerators nearby generate mechanical energy. Since the AVE uses less fuel to generate the same amount of electricity, it could reduce global warming. An AVE increases thermal power plant efficiency by lowering its cold-source temperature from the base of the troposphere to the tropopause. The AVE process could reduce global warming by lifting heat above greenhouse gases to radiate toward space. Since Pakistan is most affected by climate change and has many energy crises, this study aims to change engineers’ mindsets from inefficient conventional energy sources to more efficient non-conventional, cleaner energy sources.

Keywords

• AVE
• Pakistan
• energy sector
• clean energy
• feasibility of thermal power plants
• sustainable energy