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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Just curious :-|
« on: 04/12/2015 20:59:14 »
After initial air pressure equalization at both ends of the pipe, not very much.
There will be no continual rush of air from the atmosphere up the pipe, and out into space, that you could use to power a generator. This would be a form of perpetual motion machine, which the Patent Office automatically rejects unless they are accompanied by a working model.
By the way, I can think of a number of very useful applications for a mechanism that is able to suspend a pipe at the outer edges of our atmosphere!
- The end of the pipe that is in space will have a very low air pressure, matching the vacuum around it.
- The end of the pipe that is in the atmosphere will have a higher air pressure, matching the atmosphere around it.
- And gravity will ensure that there is a smooth gradation in air pressure between one end of the pipe and the other.
There will be no continual rush of air from the atmosphere up the pipe, and out into space, that you could use to power a generator. This would be a form of perpetual motion machine, which the Patent Office automatically rejects unless they are accompanied by a working model.
By the way, I can think of a number of very useful applications for a mechanism that is able to suspend a pipe at the outer edges of our atmosphere!
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