New technologies based on the use of Pressure Gradient Elastic Waves are very important from the ecological and economical points of view.
- In devices using Pressure Gradient Elastic Waves, any gases (compressible substances) can serve as working media. Already the first stage of creating new heat pumps using the PGEW technology, will significantly improve the environmental situation. Reducing the production and use of Freons will contribute to the preservation of the ozone layer.
Since the working medium is gases, these Heat Pumps can operate in any temperature range (including below 0°C). Thus, even with a low COP~2 value, these devices will allow a 2-fold reduction in electricity consumption for heating in winter in countries with cold climates (USA, Canada, Russia, northern Europe).
Understanding the physics of the PGEW phenomenon allows us to reasonably hope that these devices will be more effective than those used today. The introduction of new Heat Pumps will provide significant energy savings, which in turn will reduce the amount of hydrocarbons burned at power plants. All this will reduce the emission of carbon oxides into the atmosphere.
We set a goal to obtain an energy conversion coefficient COP of new Heat Pumps of more than 4 (today 2 – 3).
This stage of the project development will allow a significant share of electricity to be obtained using low-grade heat (water heated by the sun to a temperature of 50 – 70 degrees Celsius). These Heat Pumps will further reduce the amount of hydrocarbons burned, as well as reduce the amount of heat released into the environment at power plants.
These circumstances will certainly have a beneficial effect on the level of global warming caused by human activity.
The next stage of the PGEW devices development is associated with increasing their efficiency. At this stage, these Heat Pumps will make it possible to obtain electricity from heat removed at 20 – 25 ⁰С (ambient air, sea and river water).
THIS WILL ALLOW THE CREATION OF NEW POWER GENERATION INDUSTRY.
The prospect of a sharp reduction in the level of use of hydrocarbons (oil, coal and natural gas) is opening. This stage of development of new technology will not only have a beneficial effect on preserving the environment
BUT WILL ALSO CHANGE OUR LIVES DRAMATICALLY.