Patent ID: 8148840

Claim:
An engine for reducing the temperature at the surface of a body of water during a storm comprising: at least one floatation member for supporting the engine when deployed in the body of water; an elongate tube mounted substantially horizontally on the floatation member and configured to receive a stream of air therethrough the elongate tube interior, the elongate tube having first interior and second interior tapered portions and an interior constriction therebetween and a manifold for distributing water into the elongate tube adjacent the constriction; 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, the pump having an input section extending into the body of water to a depth of at least 50 feet whereat the temperature of the water is at least 20° C. below the surface temperature of the water, the pump pumping water from the body of water into the manifold; and wherein 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 interior of the elongate tube and into the stream of air whereby the stream of air passing through the elongate tube is cooled.