h a l f b a k e r yI like this idea, only I think it should be run by the government.
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Aqueditioner
An aqueduct used to lower air temperature of cities next to mountains. | |
The Aqueditioner is an aqueduct that runs down the median or beside the roads leading from a city to a nearby mountain.
Blocks of compacted snow are pushed into position at the top of the aquaduct and tipped over to descend down a luge like aqueduct.
At some point, the crushed snow melts and
flows into a pipe rather than open duct nearer the end of the run.
At the end of the Aqueditioner is a rotating valve that contols the direction of a jet of cold water to be sprayed in the air above the city, calculated to evaporate before hitting the ground.
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<pedant> sp: aqueduct <pedant> |
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When you write "the crushed snow changes form to water" I think you mean "the snow melts". |
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The jet of water being sprayed over the city does not have to be cold. Evaporative cooling works because the water cools the air as it turns to vapour. |
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Is there a cover on the lower portions of the aqueduct to prevent premature evaporation? |
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Can you elaborate on the rotating valve? I'm having a little trouble with that. |
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And what powers the jet spray? Will there be enough water pressure due to gravity? |
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Thanks. <takes tongue out of cheek, snickers to elf> |
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[Canuck] I changed the spelling to Aqueditioner & aqueduct. I had many hits when I searched aquaduct, so I thought that was the correct spelling. |
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I changed the wording about the snow melting also & added a pipe for water to flow into near the end for this. |
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I was imagining the water pressure at the bottom powering a jet spray out of something that works kind of like a lawn sprinkler. |
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Zimmy, Zimmy, Zimmy. I was just having fun, not seriously slagging your idea. It's not often I get in this early in a new idea's life span that I can nail so many nit-picking little things and I just got carried away. Sorry! |
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It sounds like a cool idea. (pun fully intended) |
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are cities near snow capped mountains usually hot? |
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