Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – Processes – Of weather control or modification
Patent
1999-04-19
2000-11-28
Kashnikow, Andres
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Processes
Of weather control or modification
239 141, E01H 1300, A01G 1500
Patent
active
06152378&
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a method for dispersal of fog and an installation thereof, and in particular, to a technique for the dispersal of fog over land traffic roads such as automobile roads and railroads, airports, harbors, and golf courses.
BACKGROUND ART
When visibility is low because of fog over automobile roads and airports, these facilities are closed to ensure safety, and this leads to large financial losses.
Methods for dispersing fog are disclosed in a first technical example: "Electrostatic Net for Liquefaction and Elimination of Fog" in Japanese Utility Model Application No. Sho 64-32747, a second technical example: "Method for Improving Hydro-Atmospheric Phenomenon and an Apparatus therefor" in Japanese Patent Application, First Publication No. Hei 7-197428, and a third technical example: "Method for Improving Hydro-Atmospheric Phenomenon and Apparatus therefor" in Japanese Patent Application, First Publication No. Hei 8-218340.
In the first technical example, conductive nets are arranged on both sides of a conductive fine wire, and a high voltage is applied to the conductive fine wire to produce a corona discharge, so that charged fog particles are absorbed by the conductive nets with ground electrodes using Coulomb force and are collected as water drops.
In the second technical example, a direct current high voltage is applied to a corona discharge wire to produce a corona discharge. Another direct current high voltage with the polarity opposite or identical to the corona discharge wire is applied to the charged particles driven by an electric field of the corona discharge wire, so that the charged particles are affected by the electrical field of the control wire. Thus, the charged particles are conducted to adhere to water in the air, condensing and binding into water, and dispersing the fog.
In the third technical example, a direct current high voltage is applied to a corona discharge wire to produce corona discharge. Another direct current high voltage with the polarity opposite to that applied to the corona discharge wire is applied to control wires, which are aligned in the horizontal direction, are separated from each other at a specified interval, and are positioned above the corona discharge wire. Charged particles produced by the corona discharge are driven upward by the electric field of the control wires, adhering to water in the air, condensing and binding into water, and dispersing the fog.
However, there is some problems as to the effect of the dispersal of fog over wide areas. Further, there is a problem that, because the conductive nets, the corona discharge wire, the control wire, and the high voltage direct current power sources must be prepared to disperse fog over wide areas, it is difficult to achieve reduction of the costs.
The present invention is intended to resolve the above-described technical problems, and has the following as its goals: automobile roads and railroads, airports, harbors, and golf courses.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
An applying means in a discharge means includes a set of electrodes, and the electrodes face the ground level, are aligned along one continuous plane, are separated from each other at specified intervals in the horizontal direction, and are set to the same electrical potential.
The applying means is positioned at a fixed level. When the direct current high voltage is supplied from a power supply means, electric force lines are directed upward in the air above the applying means, producing charged particles based on corona discharge from the applying means. The charged particles adheres to water in the air, condensing and binding into water, and dispersing the fog.
The applying means comprises a plurality of the electrodes, which are a plurality of fine wires aligned in parallel in the horizontal direction. The voltage applied to a plurality of the wires is set to the same value, and a difference in electrical potential between the wires is prevented.
The negative direct current high voltage of more than -55 k
REFERENCES:
patent: 3534907 (1970-10-01), Bellis
Alekseevich Palei Aleksei
Borisovich Lapshin Vladimir
Sergeevich Chernishev Leonid
Sergeevna Popova Irina
Tanaka Masaya
Evans Robin O.
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
Kashnikow Andres
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