NOTE: The First Iteration, bearing a strong resemblance to Frank Tatay's design of 1929, is present online at: Rising and Free-Falling Buoys Continuous Motion, Iteration 1 |
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Perpetual Motion Machine Concept Utilizing Rising and
Free-Falling Buoys, Second Iteration.
SUMMARY
A machine incorporating a chain of interlinked buoys strung around
three wheels, in which energy might hypothetically be derived as a
result of the unidirectional nature of free-falling buoys fed into the
bottom of a water tank.
The buoys free-fall through a large portion of their path, from the lip
of an upper drum into the base of a lower drum. As you will see, the
use of a wider conical lower drum reduces the entry-resistance for
the single buoy that must make the transition at a given time.
Assuming there is sufficient force acting on the chain of buoys, a
single buoy may then enter the lower drum, and incline upward at a
45 degree angle towards the midpoint wheel, a compromise between
losing buoyant force and allowing the bottom drum to distribute the
weight of the water in the upper drum.
At the junction between the lower drum and the upper drum
(hereafter called the “midpoint”, even though it is not always strictly
in the center, or even the center of mass, necessarily) the buoys are
directed vertically, the better to take advantage of the full buoyant
force, and reduce the volume, and thus weight, of water in the
upper
drum.
For criticism of this design, see my Personal Critique.
Rising and Free-Falling Buoys Diagrams nathancoppedge.com
Free-Falling Buoys, Second Iteration.
SUMMARY
A machine incorporating a chain of interlinked buoys strung around
three wheels, in which energy might hypothetically be derived as a
result of the unidirectional nature of free-falling buoys fed into the
bottom of a water tank.
The buoys free-fall through a large portion of their path, from the lip
of an upper drum into the base of a lower drum. As you will see, the
use of a wider conical lower drum reduces the entry-resistance for
the single buoy that must make the transition at a given time.
Assuming there is sufficient force acting on the chain of buoys, a
single buoy may then enter the lower drum, and incline upward at a
45 degree angle towards the midpoint wheel, a compromise between
losing buoyant force and allowing the bottom drum to distribute the
weight of the water in the upper drum.
At the junction between the lower drum and the upper drum
(hereafter called the “midpoint”, even though it is not always strictly
in the center, or even the center of mass, necessarily) the buoys are
directed vertically, the better to take advantage of the full buoyant
force, and reduce the volume, and thus weight, of water in the
upper
drum.
For criticism of this design, see my Personal Critique.
Rising and Free-Falling Buoys Diagrams nathancoppedge.com
| STATISTICS: Grav-Buoy2 VOLITION: 4 (4 active u / 1 passive u) EQUILIBRIUM: 60 (60 u / 1 stem / 1 cycle) EFFICIENCY: 0.07 VOLITIONAL STATEMENT: Even in principle, ignoring laws of nature, the device is encumbered by a dependence on a huge number of buoys strung to impressive height. Frank Tatay's similar design has been around for almost 100 years. |
More on my concept of Volitional math at IMPOSSIBLEMACHINE.COM |