Paul Pantone GEET Tornado Bubbler

This is my 2nd attempt at making Paul Pantone's Tornado Bubbler. When it is working well a whirlpool is supposed to form in the liquid in the bottom section that swirls strong enough to go down to the bottom. When Paul got the upper section swirling strong enough in one direction and the inner tube flow and bottom section swirling hard the other way then the liquid and vapours built up enough static that he saw little lightning sparks develop. It is somewhat similar to what happens in the water content of thunderclouds in as much as water, partially as gas and partially as liquid, develops electric charge in thunderclouds in association with changing phase.

I need to try it again with an engine sucking on it instead of a vacuum cleaner and maybe I can get higher level of vacuum so the water boils a little better and then I might see the electrostatics that Paul was seeing.

This bubbler should be more like this if I get it working:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37257699@N03/3481716407/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37257699@N03/3482530790/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37257699@N03/3481714807/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37257699@N03/3482528198/

Find out more about the GEET fuel reformer here:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/VortexHeatExchanger/

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[DOPEXAMP]

i dont get it. whats the perpose

[narivasant]

@DOPEXAMP

I'm trying to duplicate what Paul Pantone did here: (add the dots)

flickr com/photos/37257699@N03/348253­0790/in/photostream

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[paulsonaivy]

pls post some photos of the layers i just cant follow

[narivasant]

@paulsonaivy

Give me a day to take more. Until then, this is a similar bubbler plate except the the wire screen is replaced with a metal speaker grill: (remove all the extra spaces)

groups. yahoo. com/group/VortexHeatExchanger/ photos/album/27155512/pic/2931 10221/view?picmode=large

[narivasant]

@paulsonaivy

ok, these are better.

I know, I need to do it again with a stainless steel grill and pipe: (remove all extra spaces in the link)

groups.yahoo. com/group/VortexHeatExchanger/­photos/recent/404247627/view

[paulsonaivy]

nice work, can u tell abt the diffuser pls

[narivasant]

It is made from a metal speaker grill with 1 bigger hole made in the center for the mating pipe. Then it also has 3 layers of porous landscaping cloth under that with holes in their center. The 1/8 inch NPT pipe nipple has nuts and washers on ether side of the bubbler plate to hold the cloth and plate. 1/8th inch pipe and nuts are the same size used in many lamp housings to run wire through and the parts are often available in the lightning department of hardware stores.

[silentsofdogood]

Gr-8 job!

[narivasant]

The 3 layers of thin landscaping cloth extend 3/8 inch beyond the diameter of the bubbler plate and then I cut the cloth layers in towards the plate at every 1/8 inch around the circumference so it folds up and seals around the edge when I insert the whole thing.