The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-16

Corresponds TO the gun and the door |
'FOT instance, Sir oliver Lodge
figured out that the solar energy
intercepted by the earth is equal TO
200 billion horsepower or about I
million horsepower per square mile
on that portion Of tho earth's sur
face that IN exposed not too ohliuuc-
ly TO the rays OF the sun. Absurp-
ton by the clouds and tho atmos-
phere though great Is not so Inn
portant as might be expected, with
the result that even Ina THIS Climats
tho energy received throughout the
hours of the day exceed I 700 horse
power an acre.
Not 80 many years ago Il succcs-
ful sun motor was huilt IN south
Pasadena, Cal. and there is an auto
matte engine run by the sun The
motor resembles u huge dish or
glass, with central opening, and
at n distance might easily be taken
for windmill, but the dish 20 re-
flcctor. 33 feet in diameter.
Tho inner surface Is made up Of
i7SS small mirTors, arranged as
that they concentrate or focal poiut.
Here the boiler Is suspended u Is
Of tubular form. and about 10 feet
long. II holds 100 gallons OF water,
leaving eight cubic feet for steam,
"Thc engine Is oiled automatically
and when the dish Ia once turned
facing tho sun, II runs ali day long
as Independent of an engine as a
windmill, developing about ~ horse
puwcr. while the motor e. very
interesting 60 engineers and saton-
| lists, II has not proven the prac-
| ucabilty Of the system In vompeti-
| tluu with the ordinary steam en-
| glnc or electric power brought from
| "a distance.
"rhe amount Of heat concentrated
| I'm the hullor by the lTOO-Odd mir
| rurs cannot bo realized us nothing
| can lac sccn but a small cloud OF
| escaping stoum
nut should man climb upon
Tho disk ana attempt To- Crosa ~,
he would ho literally burned to a
| crisp in few seconds. Copper is
melted In a short time here. and IA
| pole ot wood thrust into the magic
circle flames up like a match
Illustrating tho possibilities OF
| irriEallun, the motor lfta mp l.4UU
gnltuns OF water per minute,
The most significant fact bear
j Ing upon solar heat utilization to-
, day ta the development OF electric
storage with this feature the art
takes on mighty strength By IN,
aid OF storage batteries mines may
, be lighted, distant cities Illuminated
plants run and So forth, from som,
place whore the sun shines for the
, greater part OF the year Reservoirs
may be pumped run of wator IN hot
DAYS and drawn from long after
wards,
"By such means roo stations ma,
be combined In one grand dynamic
unit. Ta&o a section ot land iu o.
favored locality. cover its tuO-udy
acres FOR half their oNtcut with fun
Haccs and mutogs leaving the ro
maindor tor roads, cabins, rcpal
| shops and 80 forth. stretch wires
from side to side, bring all the cur
| rents TO one spot near the railroads
whore materials for heating, rein
ing, manufacturing may De accumu,
lated. and the great manufacturing
CcutorS Of the whole world VIII D..
outdonc,
Trains Of cars can hc hauled ry
| trolley or storage battery methods
city sweeping, ,artinE oT spriukllug
! and most OF tho public work may Roe
! done by this means. one ur thr
| most valuable pieces NJ work TO De
| performed by the sun Is the nOuu-
facturo ot ice with sun heat the
farmer may have his own igrhous,
and cold storage room whore he may
store his productions until "A suit
able time for Shipment
when once we have gathered our
! heat rays In masses or In localized
intensity, the problems of practical
Application are not at all different
, from those which confront man
! who has a fire OF wood coal, Oil cor
gas, Here is the fire, do with IL
u | what you Ike
There are many thousand square
y miles or territory IN both Americas
n N Asia, Africa, and Australia. whrr,
~ lhe rainy days are very few. clouds
n rare ana the great majority of
NJ huurs given to sunshine. The best
"a examples OF such places are Yuma
AZ AriL. with sol days OF unoSstruct,
~ ana ~ cloudy and only seven an,
AS OK rain in one year. N''