Electricity can be obtained in the literal sense of the air. However, just before the storm, and only if we can bring to the practical realization of the idea of Brazilian Professor Fernando Galembeka.
At the 240 th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, held Aug. 25 in Boston, Galembek, whose scientific interests lie in the field of physical chemistry, said that a series of experiments, the results of which theoretically could be used to generate electricity.
Utilization of atmospheric electricity (already named "gigroelektrichestvo" that is literally "wet electricity") would like to compete with traditional power plants, and help in solving the problem of lightning protection. Instead, to keep off the ground level to install lightning rods and special tools for protecting electrical circuits, one would simply eliminate the very reason for the appearance of lightning near a protected object. At least, if we follow the proposal sounded Galembekom.How it works?
To view the details of the experiments can be a scientist in the article, available on the website of the American Chemical Society. Writes Galembek, its installation was relatively simple and consisted of two metal cylinders inserted into each other and placed inside the grounded chamber, where air was supplied with a strictly defined humidity.
Aluminum used in the experiment on the moist air can quickly become covered with a thick layer of oxide and is, at least, can reduce the performance of the installation (the maximum-attack to destroy the unit). Were intact same battery sandpaper on a regular basis! In describing the experience of states that the working surfaces were carefully polished and is cleaned with alcohol, again, unrealistic condition for large-scale industrial installations.
About how much really using electrochemical devices to prevent the appearance of lightning, too, yet difficult to say, especially since many of lightning do not occur in the lower atmosphere, and between the middle of thundercloud and the ground (although some lightning strikes, and did up the stratosphere). Do not throw in the same storm clouds cumbersome installation much easier it is to use the used reagents to induce rain clouds of sufficiently mature! Physical chemistry
Physical Chemistry, which deals with Galembek, explores the chemical processes which can not all be reduced simply to the interaction of molecules and their transformation into each other.Wherever you want to take into account the emergence of electric current or charge transport material flows of fluid or gas, which refers to the acquisition of new properties of matter when it is grinding to microscopic particles must involve physical chemistry.
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