Electricity produced by CO2, air and water

Abstract

Electricity is produced by taking advantage of the differences in the physical properties of carbon dioxide as compared to air. The amount of expansion of CO 2 makes it possible to push a piston forcing water through a turbine to produce electricity. CO 2 is not lost since it is not allowed to pass through the water turbine. Carbon dioxide is in 2 pipes. The inside pipe is 17 inches and the outside pipe is 2 feet in diameter. The carbon dioxide is compressed by air from underground storage from 40 bar to 100 bar in the inside pipe and from 40 bar to 80 bar in the outside pipe. There are three underground storage areas, two containing air and one containing CO 2 . The heat produced by compression in both the inside pipe and the outside pipe diminishes the Van Der Waal forces which hold the carbon dioxide molecules close together and allows expansion in the outside pipe which pushes water through the water turbine. The carbon dioxide in the inner pipe stays compressed by locking the piston in place. The carbon dioxide in the inner pipe produces heat when this occurs. There is an energy phase and a repair phase. For continuing production of energy, there must be two set ups which alternate by going through the energy phase or repair phase. Electricity may be produced by this method on the scale of 1,000 to 3,000,000 Kw as much as a “good size” steam power plant.

10 - 15  were cancelled in the revised February 2002 edition of the Patent Application by the authors and claims  16 - 20  were substituted as an Application-in-Part Continuation because the new claims steps showed how to increase the electricity by starting with storage to produce two-fold plus efficiency with CO 2 , compressed air, and water. See the first three drawings attached to understand the claims:  
     
     
         16 . A process for generating hydroelectric power by using compressed air, CO 2 , and water comprising steps of: 
 a) Air from storage at 80 bar pushes into a surge pipe 3 ft. in diameter containing air always of 80 bar into a 2 ft. diameter pipe 2000 ft. in length containing CO 2  at the pressure of 40 bar before the piston in pipe is pushed to the right only 3% that caused the compression of the CO 2  from 40 bar to 80 bar and also caused an increase of the temperature to 63° C.;    b) at the same time, air pushes into the inside pipe 2000 ft. in length that pushed a piston to the left approximately 4.2% that compressed the CO 2  from 50 to 100 bar;    c) increase of the pressure of CO 2  from 40 bar to 100 bar increased the temperature from 0° C. to 86.37° C. in the inside pipe 17 inches in diameter;    d) the temperature of CO 2  is insured in the outside said pipe in step a to at least 40° after compression from 40 bar to 80 bar;    e) expansion takes place in the outside pipe of said step a to an increase of 2.32 times volume;    f) an increase of 2 times the volume of CO 2  of said outside pipe in step a pushes CO 2  into three 2 ft. diameter pipes, containing water pushing a piston to the right in each 1000 ft. pipe driving three water turbines;    g) the increase of 0.32 pushes CO 2  into 10.5 2 ft. diameter steel pipes which are located in the storage area.    
     
     
         17 . The process set forth in  claim 16  is incorporated into  claim 17  as if re-written here and further adding step: 
 h) Balloon-type structures were used in a storage area underground for setting the storage presssure of 1.1 bar, 20 bar, 40 bar, 60 bar, 70 bar, 75 bar and 80 bar which permits saving re-cycling air and CO 2  in a closed system.  
 
     
     
         18 . A process for compressing air from 40 bar to 80 bar by using compressed air and compressed CO 2  from the storage area, comprising steps of: 
 a) Air from storage at the sustained pressure of 40 bar, 60 bar, 70 bar, 75 bar and 80 bar pushes a piston to the right only 3% in a pipe 2 ft. in diameter and 2000 ft in length containing CO 2 ;    b) CO 2  is compressed in said pipe of step a from 40 bar to 80 bar while expanding 3.32 times an increase of 2.32 times;    c) at the same time, temperature was caused to reach at least 40° C.;    d) at the same time, the air in the inside pipe 17 inches in diameter pushes a piston to the left only approximately 4.2% compressing CO 2  at 40 bar to 100 bar causing heat to rise to 86.37° C.;    e) the point is that CO 2  at 86.37° C. in the inside pipe 17 inches in diameter is not allowed to expand while insuring the temperature of the CO 2  in the inside pipe 2 ft in diameter to be at least 40° C.;    f) an increase in volume of the CO 2  in the 2 ft. diameter outside pipe expands 3000 ft. in length pushing two pistons 1500 ft. to right in two pipes 3000 ft. in length containing air at 40 bar at the beginning;    g) a total of 6000 ft. of air at 40 bar is compressed to 80 bar when expanding CO 2  pushes the two pistons to the right in the two pipes each 3000 ft. in length.    
     
     
         19 .  claim 18  is incorporated into this  claim 19  as if re-written and further states: 
 h) This is a step of using balloon-type structures inside a storage area which contains one balloon-type of structure 16 ft. in diameter for each pipe in the apparatus of said claim at the pressures of 1.1 bar, 20 bar, 40 bar, 70 bar and 80 bar, plus, extra balloon-type structures at 40 bar and 80 bar.  
 
     
     
         20 .  claim 16  is incorporated into this  claim 20  as if re-written and further states: 
 h) This is a process of generating electricity of said  claim 16  by using CO 2  which provides a method for sequestration of CO 2  when a fossil fuel plant is located in an adjacent area.