Abstract:
An engine for reducing the temperature at the surface of a body of water during a storm includes at least one floatation member for supporting the engine, an elongate tube mounted on the floatation member configured to receive a stream of air therethrough, the elongate tube having first and second ends, a constricted center section therebetween and means for distributing water into the tube adjacent the constricted center section, a wind turbine having at least one rotor, a differential and a shaft connecting the rotor to the differential, a pump operatively connected to the wind turbine and extending into the body of water to a depth where the temperature of the water is less the water temperature at the surface and wherein water from beneath the surface of the body of water is pumped into the manifold and distributed into the elongate tube to cool the stream of air.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The disclosure relates to an ocean wind water pump or engine for de-energizing a storm. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Hurricanes can be incredibly destructive. For example, hurricane Katrina, one of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States, devastated much of the north-central Gulf Coast. Katrina is believed to have caused over 1800 deaths during the storm and subsequent flooding. Damage from the storm was estimated to be over $80 billion. 
         [0003]    A hurricane is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center, high winds in a circular pattern and numerous thunderstorms. Hurricanes are categorized based on the wind velocity of the storm. A category one hurricane has wind velocities between about 74 and 95 miles per hour while a category five hurricane, the most severe, has wind velocities in excess of 155 miles per hour. A hurricane can be conceptualized as a vertical heat engine having a primary energy source consisting of the release of the heat of condensation from water vapor condensing at high altitudes, with solar heating being the initial source for evaporation. The condensation leads to higher wind speeds, with faster winds and lower pressure causing increased surface evaporation and more condensation at higher altitudes. 
         [0004]    The energy released during condensation at the higher altitudes drives updrafts, increasing the height of the storm clouds and increasing the rate of condensation. This positive feedback loop continues for as long as conditions are favorable. It is believed that in most instances, high humidity and water surface temperatures of at least about 80° F. are required to form and sustain a hurricane. These conditions cause the overlying atmosphere to be unstable enough to sustain convection and thunderstorms. 
         [0005]    Hurricanes dissipate naturally when the storm moves over water having a temperature less than about 80° F. or when the hurricane moves over land. In either case, the hurricane is deprived of the humidity and warmth required to sustain the positive feedback loop that drives the storm. In the past, there have been attempts made to artificially dissipate or weaken hurricanes. For example, attempts have been made to weaken hurricanes by seeding with silver iodide. Such attempts have been generally unsuccessful and there exists a need for an artificial means of alleviating the damage caused by hurricanes by dissipating or weakening the storms. 
         [0006]    In most large bodies of water where hurricanes occur, the temperature of the water decreases with increasing depth since most of the solar radiation (light and heat) that hits the surface is absorbed in the first few meters of water. In some locations, currents conduct cold water from the Polar Regions to warmer areas, one example being the deep western boundary current. Consequently, while the surface temperature of ocean water may be great enough to sustain a hurricane, the temperature of the water beneath the surface is typically substantially lower. Thus, there exists a need for means to exploit this temperature differential to de-energize storms such as hurricanes. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0007]    An engine for reducing the temperature at the surface of a body of water during a storm includes at least one floatation member for supporting the engine when deployed in the body of water and an elongate tube mounted on the floatation member. The elongate tube mounted on the floatation device is configured to receive a stream of air therethrough and includes first and second tapered end portions. A constriction or constricted portion of the tube is located between the first and second end and a manifold and/or plurality of pipes are provided for distributing water into the tube adjacent the constricted center section. In one variation, the elongate tube is rotatably mounted on the floatation member such that the tube may be rotated relative to the floatation member. 
         [0008]    The engine includes a wind turbine having at least one rotor, a differential and a shaft connecting the rotor to the differential. The shaft may be a coaxial speed reduction shaft. A pump is operatively connected to the wind turbine and extends into the body of water to a depth where the temperature of the water is at least 20° C. below the surface temperature of the water. The pump pumps water from the body of water into the manifold or plurality of pipes to distribute the water into the elongate tube and the air stream passing through the tube. Water having a temperature less than the temperature of the water at the surface of the body of water is pumped into the manifold and distributed into the elongate tube to cool the stream of air passing through the tube. 
         [0009]    In one variation, the wind turbine may be a dual rotor horizontal coaxial contra-rotating machine mounted on the top or inside the elongate tube. In other embodiments the wind turbine may be single rotor horizontal coaxial machine having a rotor upstream or downstream of the differential. The single rotor horizontal coaxial machine may be mounted inside the elongate tube, on top of the tube or alongside of the tube. 
         [0010]    In one aspect, the engine includes a pump having first and second coaxial counter-rotating shafts, wherein the second shaft is positioned inside the first shaft and wherein the counter-rotating shafts are driven by the wind turbine differential and extend into the body of water. In one variation, the first shaft may be substantially longer than the second shaft and may be from fifty to about five thousand feet in length when deployed in a body of water. The pump may include first and second counter-rotating impellers wherein the first impeller is mounted on an inside surface of the first coaxial counter-rotating shaft and wherein the second impeller is mounted on an outside surface of the second counter rotating shaft within the first counter-rotating shaft. The impellers pump water through an annular space between the counter-rotating shafts and into a manifold or plurality of pipes for distribution into the air stream passing through the elongate tube. 
         [0011]    In one embodiment, the floatation device may be a pair of pontoons adapted to be flooded to stabilize the engine on a body of water. A sea anchor may also be provided for stabilizing the engine. A floodable ballast tank may be mounted on the second coaxial counter-rotating shaft adjacent the lower end of the shaft to stabilize the first and second coaxial shafts. A generator driven by the wind turbine may be used to generate electrical power to operate lights, an air compressor and other electrical devices. 
         [0012]    In one aspect, a method of de-energizing a storm such as a hurricane includes the step of deploying a plurality of the engines described above in anticipated path of the storm. The engines may be tethered together along a line in the path of the storm. In one variation the engines are tethered together along a line substantially parallel to an anticipated radius between the eye of the storm and an outer edge thereof. The engines are provided with sea anchors, such that the engines maintain position within the storm while still traveling with the storm. The engines pump relatively cold water, (e.g. having a temperature at least 20° C. less the surface temperature) to de-energize the storm by depriving it of its energy source. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0013]    For a more complete understanding, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying Drawings in which: 
           [0014]      FIG. 1  is a side view of an ocean wind water pump according to the disclosure; 
           [0015]      FIG. 2  is a end view of the ocean wind water pump of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0016]      FIG. 3  is a partial cut-away view of a take off fitting for use with the ocean wind water pump of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0017]      FIG. 4  is a side view of a second embodiment of a wind water pump according to the disclosure; 
           [0018]      FIG. 5  is a partial cut-away view of an apparatus for distributing water within the wind water pump of  FIG. 5 ; and 
           [0019]      FIG. 6  is a side view of a third embodiment of a wind water pump according to the disclosure. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0020]    Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numbers are used herein to designate like elements throughout, the various views and embodiments of an ocean water pump for de-energizing a storm are illustrated and described, and other possible embodiments are described. The figures are not necessarily drawn to scale, and in some instances the drawings have been exaggerated and/or simplified in places for illustrative purposes only. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate the many possible applications and variations based on the following examples of possible embodiments. 
         [0021]      FIGS. 1 and 2  are side and end views of one embodiment of an ocean wind water engine for de-energizing a storm. As illustrated, engine  10  includes a pair of floatation members such as pontoons  12 , an elongated cylindrical tube  14  having a central passage  18  and a wind turbine  16 . Elongated cylindrical tube  14  is configured to direct an air stream indicated by arrows  15  though central passage  18  during a storm. As illustrated, a pair of pontoons  12  having a generally “V” shaped cross-section are used for supporting engine  10  on a body of water; however, a single floatation member or multiple floatation members having different geometries may be utilized to support the engine. In one variation, pontoons  12  are equipped with valves  24  to flood the pontoons with water (ballast) to stabilize engine  10  when deployed. One or more pumps  26  having inlet pipes  28  extending into pontoons  12  may be utilized to pump water out of the pontoons when desired. Alternatively, a source of compressed air may be used to blow water from pontoons  12 . 
         [0022]    In one embodiment, cylindrical tube  14  has a length of approximately one hundred feet with an outside diameter of approximately sixty feet. Cylindrical tube  14  includes an outer wall  30  and an inner wall  32  that are joined at the inlet  20  and outlet  22  of tube  14 . As illustrated, inner wall  32  defines a central passage  18  that includes a first, inwardly tapering section  34 , and second and third outwardly tapering section  36  and  38 , respectively. In inner tapering section  34  inner wall  32  may be inclined inwardly toward a central longitudinal axis  40  of the tube at an angle of approximately thirty degrees over a length of ten to twenty feet to form an internal constriction  48 . In one variation, the inside diameter of constriction  48  is approximately forty feet. In other variations, the inside diameter of constriction  48  may be from twenty to fifty feet. In second section  36  inner wall  32  is outwardly tapered at an angle of approximately five degrees over a length of seventy to eighty feet. In third section  38  inner wall  32  tapers outwardly over the remainder of the length of cylindrical tube  14 . As set forth in greater detail below, inner wall  32  is configured to act as a venturi, to assist in distributing water into air flowing though tube  14 . 
         [0023]    As illustrated, tube  14  is cylindrical; however, other geometries may be used. For example, outer wall  30  may have a rectangular cross-section with inner wall  32  having a circular cross-section. Alternatively, inner and outer walls  30 ,  32  may both have the same or different oval or polygonal cross-sections. 
         [0024]    Cylindrical tube  14  may be mounted on pontoons  12  with a support structure including a hinged connection  44  near inlet  20  and a cradle support  46  near outlet  22  that extends around the circumference of a lower portion of tube  14 . Hinged connection  44  and cradle support  46  permit tube  14  to be rotated relative to pontoons  12  for ease of transportation. In one embodiment, pontoons  12  have a depth and width of approximately fifty feet and may be slightly longer than tube  14  to accommodate support structure  42 . Pontoons  12  may be provided with internal and external bracing and additional structural members to support the weight of cylindrical tube  14  and wind turbine  16 . Cylindrical tube  14  and pontoons  16  may be formed from glass reinforced plastics, carbon composite materials or a suitable metal alloy. Cylindrical tube  14  may also be provided with internal and external bracing and additional structural members to support the weight of wind turbine  16 . 
         [0025]    In one variation, wind turbine  16  is mounted on the top of tube  14  by means of support beams  50 . Wind turbine  16  may be a horizontal coaxial contra-rotating machine having rotors  52 . Each of rotors  52  includes blades  54  attached to a hub  56  mounted on a shaft  58 . In one embodiment, blades  54  are approximately  16  feet long, resulting in a swept area approximately thirty two feet in diameter. In other variations, blades  54  may be from about 10 feet long to about 20 feet long. Blades  54  may be formed from glass reinforced plastics, carbon composite, a suitable metal alloy or a combination thereof. In the illustrated embodiment, three blades  54  are mounted on each of hubs  56  at spaced apart circumferential intervals of approximately one hundred and twenty degrees. Alternatively, rotors  52  may include two or more than three blades  54 , depending upon the particular design. Rotors  52  may be configured with variable pitch blades so as to vary the angle of attack of the blades, depending upon the conditions. In severe storms, the angle of attack of blades  54  may be adjusted to reduce the speed of rotor  52  and/or to prevent excessive bending of the blades. In alternate embodiments, more than two rotors  52  may be used or a vertical axis wind turbine may be used in place of the illustrated horizontal axis coaxial contra-rotating machine. 
         [0026]    Shafts  58  of wind turbine  16  transmit rotational force from rotors to a gearbox or differential  60  which drives inner and outer coaxial counter-rotating shafts  62  and  64 . As illustrated, shaft  64  is positioned inside hollow shaft  62  and is driven in the opposite rotary direction from shaft  62 . In one variation, gearbox  60  also drives a generator  66  to produce electricity to power on board devices such. A rectifier  68  and one or more electrical storage devices  70  such as batteries or capacitors may be connected to generator  66  to rectify and store electrical energy produced by the generator. 
         [0027]    When engine  10  is deployed on a body of water such as an ocean or gulf, coaxial shafts  62  and  64  extend downwardly from gearbox  60  through tube  14  into the water. Coaxial shafts  62  and  64  may be formed with telescoping sections to aid in extending the shafts into the water. Alternatively, shafts  62  and  64  may be stored in sections on pontoons  12  and connected to differential or gearbox  60  when engine  10  is deployed. Shafts  62  and  64  may be constructed from glass reinforced plastics, carbon composite, a suitable metal alloy or a combination thereof. Shafts  62  may include one or more flexible joints to prevent damage to the shafts when pontoons  12  move in response to wave motion. 
         [0028]    Referring still to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , in one embodiment, a pump is utilized to pump water up thought the annular space  76  between outer and inner coaxial shafts  62  and  64 . In the illustrated embodiment, the pump includes a first impeller  72  mounted on the outside of inner coaxial shaft  64  and a second impeller  74  is mounted on the inside of outer coaxial shaft  62 . Impellers  72  and  74  pump water up through the annular space  76  between the first and second shafts. Impellers  72  and  74  may be spaced apart a sufficient distance to minimize the effect of turbulence generated by the counter rotating impeller blades. Depending upon the depth to which shafts  62  and  64  are extended into the water, a plurality of first and second impellers  72  and  74  may be provided. A plurality of bearings or bushings  78  may be provided between outer shaft  62  and inner shaft  64  at spaced apart intervals to maintain the spacing between the shafts. In one variation, bushing  78  is mounted on inner shaft  64  and supported by one or more brackets attached to the inside of outer shaft  64  such that the inner shaft rotates within the bushing. Preferably the brackets are configured to obstruct as little as possible of annular space  76 . 
         [0029]    In some instances, inner shaft  64  may be substantially shorter than outer shaft  62 . Inner shaft  64  should extend far enough into outer shaft longitudinally into outer shaft  62  to permit efficient pumping using the available energy from wind turbine  16 . However, outer shaft  62  should extend to a depth where the water temperature is significantly lower than the surface temperature. Preferably, outer shaft  62  is deployed to a depth where the water temperature is at least 20° C. cooler than the surface temperature. Thus, for example, in some instances inner shaft  64  may extend to a depth of twenty to five hundred feet or more into the water while outer shaft  62  may extend to a depth from fifty to several thousand feet. For example, in some ocean locations, outer shaft  62  may be configured to extend into the thermocline which may begin at a depth from 100 to 400 meters and greater. 
         [0030]    In one embodiment, an intake screen  80  is mounted on the lower end of coaxial shaft  64 . Intake screen  80  may include a plurality of openings or slots  82  sized to prevent ingress of most fish and other aquatic life. Screen  80  also prevents ingress of debris. Alternatively, intake screen  80  may be constructed from a wire mesh having a sufficiently small mesh to prevent ingress of fish, other aquatic life and debris. 
         [0031]    One or more ballast tanks  84  may be utilized to stabilize the outer  62  and inner  64  coaxial shafts when engine  10  is deployed. In the illustrated embodiment, a cylindrical ballast tank  84  is mounted around outer coaxial shaft  62  near or adjacent to the end of the shaft. As outer coaxial shaft  62  is lowered into the water, tank may be filled with water (ballast) through a valve or opening  86  in the bottom or side of the tank. When outer coaxial shaft is lifted for recovery, the water in the ballast tank may be blown out with a source of compressed air connected to the top of the tank. The source of compressed air may be bottled compressed air or an air compressor mounted on engine  10 . 
         [0032]    In operation, engine  10  is deployed at the desired location with inlet  20  of cylindrical tube  14  facing into the wind. Pontoons  12  may be flooded or partially flooded to stabilize engine  10 . In order to maintain engine  10  in this position in high winds and waves, engine  10  may be provided with one or more sea anchors  17  ( FIG. 1 ). Sea anchor  17  may have a parachute-like configuration and be formed form a suitable fabric such as nylon. Sea anchor  17  serves to maintain the orientation of engine  10  with inlet  20  facing into the wind while allowing the engine to move with a storm. Engine  10  may also include one or more longitudinally extending vanes  88  mounted on cylindrical tube  14  or pontoons  12  to maintain its orientation. 
         [0033]    Wind turbine  16  drives coaxial shafts  62 ,  64  and impellers  72 ,  74  to pump water up though annular space  76  and into a take off fitting  90  mounted between outer wall  30  and inner wall  32 . As best illustrated in  FIG. 3 , in one embodiment, outer coaxial shaft  62  passes through take off fitting  90 . As illustrated, takeoff fitting  90  may be provided with seals  92  that allow outer coaxial shaft  62  to rotate within the fitting. A plurality of holes  94  formed in the portion of outer coaxial shaft  62  inside take off fitting  90  allows water from annular space  76  to flow into the fitting. Referring again to  FIG. 1 , water from take off fitting  90  is directed though a pipe to a distributor or manifold  96 . 
         [0034]    In the illustrated embodiment, a generally cylindrical manifold  96  extends circumferentially around inner wall  32  at or slightly downstream of constriction  48 . Water from manifold  96  flows through a plurality of holes or ports  98  formed though inner wall  32  and into central passage  18 , cooling the air passing through tube  14 . Placing manifold  96  at or slightly downstream of constriction  48  aids in pumping and distributing the water into central passage  18  because the pressure inside passage  18  at the constriction will be reduced due to the venturi effect of the constriction. Although as illustrated manifold  96  extends completely around the circumference of inner wall  32  at constriction  48 , in other variations the manifold may extend only partially around the circumference of the inner wall or may be mounted inside the inner wall. In yet other embodiments, a plurality of individual pipes may be substituted for manifold  96 . 
         [0035]    The engine of  FIG. 1  is designed to operate in storms having wind velocities of from about 74 to about 190 miles per hour. The wind turbine is expected to generate between about 17,000 and 44,700 hp to lift between about 20,000 and 60,000 lbs of water per minute. It is estimated that atomizing the water will produce a droplet surface area of between 815,600,000 and 2,095,000,000 square inches per hour. 
         [0036]    It is contemplated that a plurality (up to about 5000 or more) of devices such as engine  10  of  FIG. 1  would be deployed in the path of an oncoming hurricane. The devices would be tethered together in a line along an anticipated radius of the storm and provided with sea anchors to maintain position within the storm while still traveling with the storm. The devices would pump relatively cold water, (e.g. having a temperature at least 20° C. less the surface temperature) to de-energize the storm by depriving it of its warm water energy source. 
         [0037]      FIG. 4  is a side view of an alternate embodiment of an ocean wind water engine for de-energizing a storm. As illustrated, engine  100  includes a pair of floatation members such as pontoons  102 , an elongated cylindrical tube  104  and a wind turbine  106 . Pontoons  102  and elongated tube  104  are substantially the same as pontoons  12  and tube  14  described above. 
         [0038]    Wind turbine  106  may be a horizontal axis machine having a single, rotor  152  connected to differential  160  with a drive shaft  158 . In one embodiment rotor  152  includes three blades  154  connected to a hub  156 . In other embodiments, rotor  152  may have a greater or lesser number of blades. As illustrated, rotor  152  is positioned on the downwind side of differential  160 . Differential  160  is rotatably mounted on cylindrical tube  104  by means of support structure  150  and a collar or swivel  151 . Unlike wind turbine  16  of  FIG. 1 , which is rigidly mounted in parallel with cylindrical tube  14 , turbine  106 , may swivel such that the turbine is directed into the wind even if tube  104  not directly aligned with the wind or if the wind direction is changing. In other variations, rotor  152  may be mounted on the upwind side of differential  160  with a drive for aligning the rotor into the wind. 
         [0039]    Wind turbine  106  drives counter-rotating shafts  162 ,  164  to pump water in generally the same manner as described above in connection with wind turbine  16  and shafts  62  and  64 . However, in the embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 4 , shafts  162 ,  164  pass through tube  104  at constriction  148  or slightly to the downwind side of the constriction. As best illustrated in  FIG. 5 , a plurality of ports or holes  194  are formed in a portion of outer coaxial shaft  162  inside tube  104  such that water pumped through annular space  176  is directed into the wind stream flowing though central passage  118  of tube  104 . Outer coaxial shaft  162  may also be connected to a manifold or distribution pipes that extend around or across passage central passage  118  to spray water into the wind stream passing through tube  104 . 
         [0040]      FIG. 6  is a side view of another alternate embodiment of an ocean wind water engine for de-energizing a storm. Engine  200  includes a pair of pontoons  202 , an elongated tube  204  and a wind turbine  206  mounted inside tube  204 . Pontoons  202  may have a “V” shape cross-section substantially the same as pontoons  12  described above in connection with  FIG. 1 . Pontoons  202  may be provided with internal and external bracing and additional structural members to support the weight of cylindrical tube  14  and wind turbine  16 . Elongated tube  204  and pontoons  206  may be formed from glass reinforced plastics, carbon composite materials or a suitable metal alloy. Pontoons  202  and tube  204  may be provided with internal and external bracing and additional structural members to support the weight of wind turbine  206 . 
         [0041]    Elongate tube  204  includes an outer wall  230  and inner wall  232  that defines a central passage  218  having an inlet  220  and outlet  222 . Cylindrical tube  204  may have a length of approximately one hundred feet or greater with an outside diameter of approximately sixty feet or more. In one embodiment, central passage  218  is configured as a venturi, including a first, inwardly tapering section  234  and a second outwardly tapering section  236  and a constriction  248  therebetween. 
         [0042]    The geometry and construction of elongate tube  204  may be the same as, or similar to the geometry and construction of elongate tube  14  of  FIG. 1 . In one embodiment, inner wall  232  may be inclined inwardly toward a central longitudinal axis of the tube at an angle of approximately thirty degrees over a length of ten to twenty percent of the overall length of tube  204 . The inside diameter of constriction  248  may equal to twenty to fifty percent of the overall length of tube  204 . Inner wall  232  is outwardly tapered at an angle of approximately five degrees over a seventy to eighty percent of the overall length of tube  204 . In third section  238  inner wall  232  tapers outwardly to outlet  222  of central passage  218 . 
         [0043]    Wind turbine  216  is mounted in central passage  218  by means of support beams  250 . Mounting wind turbine  206  inside tube  204  reduces the overall profile of engine  200  and may increase the survivability of the engine in the case of severe storms. Alternatively, mounting turbine  216  inside tube  204  may be less efficient in pumping and distributing water into the wind stream passing through the tube than mounting the turbine outside the tube as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 4 . In the illustrated embodiment, wind turbine  216  is a horizontal coaxial contra-rotating machine having rotors  252  connected to differential  260  with shafts  258 . Each of rotors  252  includes blades  254  attached to a hub  256  mounted on a shaft  258 . Rotors  252  may be configured with variable pitch blades so as to vary the angle of attack of the blades in order to control the speed of the rotor. In other variations, wind turbine  216  may be a single rotor horizontal axis machine having the rotor mounted on the upstream or downstream side of differential  260 . Alternatively, turbine  216  may be a vertical axis machine such as an “eggbeater” style wind turbine. Blades  254  may be formed from glass reinforced plastics, carbon composite, a suitable metal alloy or a combination thereof. Blades  254  may have a length such that the swept area of rotor  252  is equal to from about fifty to about ninety percent of the cross-sectional area of central passage  218  at the point where the rotor is positioned in the passage. 
         [0044]    The rotary force generated by the wind stream impinging on blades  254  of rotors  252  is transmitted to differential  260  by drive shafts  258 . Differential  260  in turn drives counter rotating outer and inner shafts  262  and  264  along with one or more first impeller(s)  272  mounted on the outside of inner coaxial shaft  264  and one or more second impeller(s)  274  mounted on the inside surface of outer coaxial shaft  264 . Impellers  272  and  274  pump water up through the annular space  276  between the first and second shafts. A plurality of bearings or bushings  278  may be provided between outer shaft  262  and inner shaft  264  at spaced apart intervals to maintain the spacing between the shafts. An intake screen  280  having slots  282  is provided at the end of outer shaft  262  to prevent ingress of marine life and debris into the shaft. A ballast tank  280  may also be provided and mounted near the lower end of outer coaxial shaft  262  to stabilize coaxial shafts  272 ,  274  when the shafts are deployed. 
         [0045]    A take off fitting  290  (similar to take off fitting  90  of  FIG. 3 ) mounted on the exterior of outer shaft  262  directs the water though a pipe to a distributor or manifold  296  positioned at or slightly downstream of constriction  248 . Water from manifold  296  flows through a plurality of holes or ports  298  formed though inner wall  232  and into central passage  218 , cooling the air stream passing through tube  204 . Positioning manifold  296  at or slightly downstream of constriction  248  aids in pumping and distributing the water into central passage  218  because the pressure inside passage  218  at the constriction will be reduced due to the venturi effect of the constriction. 
         [0046]    In those embodiments wherein the engine  10 ,  100  or  200  is equipped with an electrical generator, the engines may be used to generate electricity when not deployed for de-energizing storms. It is anticipated that the engines may be tethered near shore in windy areas and connected to a power gird or to energy storage devices to utilize the power generating capacity. 
         [0047]    It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure that this ocean wind water pump provides a means of de-energizing storms such as hurricanes. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description herein are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive manner, and are not intended to be limiting to the particular forms and examples disclosed. On the contrary, included are any further modifications, changes, rearrangements, substitutions, alternatives, design choices, and embodiments apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope hereof, as defined by the following claims. Thus, it is intended that the following claims be interpreted to embrace all such further modifications, changes, rearrangements, substitutions, alternatives, design choices, and embodiments.