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By h.b. - Apr 4, 2008 - 7:19 AM
• Row continues over water offered to Danone in Villena - May 14, 2008 - 8:15 AM
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The burst water main in Barcelona yesterday - Photo EFE
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It comes as a dramatic burst water main saw a ten metre high jet of water in the city yesterday
Cataluña is to spend 22 million € a month on bringing drinking water into the area by sea. The water will be brought into the ports of Barcelona and others, yet to be decided on ten boats which will run from Tarragona, Carboneras in Almeria, and Marseille in France.
The boats are expected to start running in the first half of next month, and the service, bringing in 2.6 cubic hectometres a month, will avoid the need for water restrictions in the Barcelona urban area. However the Almeria link is not expected to be operational until August.
It comes as RENFE Spanish railways say it will take them three months to establish facilities for a similar service by rail, although even then capacity will be 25 times less than that of the sea route.
The subject of water was in the minds of the people of Barcelona yesterday when a burst water main forced a ten metre geezer to form in the street in the Camp de l’Arpa area of the city at 5pm last night. The fire services estimated total repair time at 18 hours.
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• Row continues over water offered to Danone in Villena - May 14, 2008 - 8:15 AM
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• Murcia and Valencia threaten to challenge the Ebro-Barcelona water transfer in the Constitutional Court - Apr 17, 2008 - 7:48 PM
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• Recent rains have little effect on Spanish reservoirs - Apr 14, 2008 - 8:08 AM
Comments
Er_Guiri
04 Apr 2008, 11:33
04 Apr 2008, 11:33
It really pisses me off that Cataluña "seems" to be the only place that
doesn't have water: they have a right sight more than us down here! There's
only one problem with Zapatero's policy: to much enfasis on bloody
Cataluña!
Laschober Gerhard
20 Apr 2008, 17:31
20 Apr 2008, 17:31
Gerhard LASCHOBER
Austria, Europe, e-mail: gml@aon.at
Comment to the discussion watercrisis
An innovated concept for the production of drinking water using the “perpetuum mobile” technique utilizing atmospheric chilling for condensation of water
To relieve the challenges of water shortages, we have invented an innovated device that can produce sweet water in warm regions lacking water, and have submitted a patent application.
An exaggerated and not quite technically proper term “Perpetuum mobile for water production” is used to visually demonstrate its function, and is based on an explanation of its principal. It is based on the natural pattern where chilled air gravitates down while warm air rises up which means that the free atmospheric air from cool heights flows down to a condensing device to supply it with an inexpensive cooling energy which when in its heated state separately flows into a warm air balloon and acts as an inexpensive carrier gas.
The process mechanism:
In a water condensing device of a simple construction type, drinking water is produced by the surrounding air condensation on the condensing surfaces whereas the air is drawn from higher, cooler air levels (between 2500 to 4000 meters above sea level).
The cold air from high levels flows through lightweight piping made of textile cloth materials complete with cold insulation, onto condensing surfaces on the device to be cooled down. Through the heat/cold exchange process taking its course during the condensation, the previously cold air is warmed up and changing its density.
The now warm air is flowing through the textile piping made of lightweight cloth, absorbing heat from its surroundings and sun rays, until it reaches the warm air balloon with its equipment and devices. The warm air balloon carries the lightweight piping and keeps it in an upright floatation.
Warm air flowing into the insides of the warm air balloon serves as a carrier gas which keeps the balloon at the desired height of 2500-4000 meters above sea level in place.
The free floating warm air balloon is fastened to a cable which is anchored to the earth surface and is also bearing the textile piping with its location determined by the cable length.
Redundant service air acquired from the warm air balloon is disposed of with the help of disposal air balloon.
This new invention will be more mobile and basically will provide daily water production of over 80.000 litres per day at 50% air humidity and 28°C surrounding temperature.
The option of use place or equipment size allows full or partial independency on an outside source of energy.
The first step – development up to the internal patent sequel phase (and we already have an affirmative decision) – has been developed by myself as a private person. Until the next step of practical implementation is achieved, I would like to research the manufacturing and marketing conditions or clarify the option of sales of my patent rights or participation of potential interested parties.
All constructive questions and feedback are welcomed!
Gerhard Laschober
P.S. This description of the new development can be published any time - at no kost to me!
Austria, Europe, e-mail: gml@aon.at
Comment to the discussion watercrisis
An innovated concept for the production of drinking water using the “perpetuum mobile” technique utilizing atmospheric chilling for condensation of water
To relieve the challenges of water shortages, we have invented an innovated device that can produce sweet water in warm regions lacking water, and have submitted a patent application.
An exaggerated and not quite technically proper term “Perpetuum mobile for water production” is used to visually demonstrate its function, and is based on an explanation of its principal. It is based on the natural pattern where chilled air gravitates down while warm air rises up which means that the free atmospheric air from cool heights flows down to a condensing device to supply it with an inexpensive cooling energy which when in its heated state separately flows into a warm air balloon and acts as an inexpensive carrier gas.
The process mechanism:
In a water condensing device of a simple construction type, drinking water is produced by the surrounding air condensation on the condensing surfaces whereas the air is drawn from higher, cooler air levels (between 2500 to 4000 meters above sea level).
The cold air from high levels flows through lightweight piping made of textile cloth materials complete with cold insulation, onto condensing surfaces on the device to be cooled down. Through the heat/cold exchange process taking its course during the condensation, the previously cold air is warmed up and changing its density.
The now warm air is flowing through the textile piping made of lightweight cloth, absorbing heat from its surroundings and sun rays, until it reaches the warm air balloon with its equipment and devices. The warm air balloon carries the lightweight piping and keeps it in an upright floatation.
Warm air flowing into the insides of the warm air balloon serves as a carrier gas which keeps the balloon at the desired height of 2500-4000 meters above sea level in place.
The free floating warm air balloon is fastened to a cable which is anchored to the earth surface and is also bearing the textile piping with its location determined by the cable length.
Redundant service air acquired from the warm air balloon is disposed of with the help of disposal air balloon.
This new invention will be more mobile and basically will provide daily water production of over 80.000 litres per day at 50% air humidity and 28°C surrounding temperature.
The option of use place or equipment size allows full or partial independency on an outside source of energy.
The first step – development up to the internal patent sequel phase (and we already have an affirmative decision) – has been developed by myself as a private person. Until the next step of practical implementation is achieved, I would like to research the manufacturing and marketing conditions or clarify the option of sales of my patent rights or participation of potential interested parties.
All constructive questions and feedback are welcomed!
Gerhard Laschober
P.S. This description of the new development can be published any time - at no kost to me!
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