Here is a link to a recent open-access peer-reviewed article on the thermodynamic basis of the Atmospheric Vortex Engine published in the journal: Clean Energy Science and Technology.
Controlled tornadoes could fix energy and climate problems.
The Atmospheric Vortex Engine has been described in the following earlier Energy Central postings.
Atmospheric Vortex Engine (AVE) again (2023).
Giving the warm/humid air entering a natural draft cooling rotation with tangentially oriented entries would produce a slender vortex extending up to 15 km. Stationary columns of rising air located several hundred kilometers apart would not be a hazard because diameter and intensity could be controlled. The vortex could be killed by simply closing the air entries. The vortex would increase energy production by increasing the cooling tower effective height from 200 m to 15 km. The energy would be captured with peripheral turbines located at ground level. AVE’s would be an enhancement to cooling system that would increase power output while reducing fossil fuel consumption.
