Talk:Vortex engine

Q: Is it possible that a wind could distrupt a medium sized tornado? A: yes, and there is mention of controlling the vortex speed to prevent having it disrupted by winds.

I added the category Fringe Science. It doesn't violate conservation of energy so it is not pseudoscience. Whether this can improve the efficiency of a thermal power plant or generate power on it's own is far from demonstrated. Paul Studier 21:41, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just as an irrelevant matter, technically this appears to primarily be technology, or at best applied science, rather than pure science. But I don't know what the correct category would be to replace Fringe Science with... Conceptual Technology? Speculative Technology? There are plenty more of those, like space elevators, maglev launch systems etc. I wonder how those are categorized. -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. 14:53, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think energy towers of some kind belong over shopping mall parking lots. The greenhouse canopy would have the added benefit of providing a roof when it rains. With a vortex system instead of a big chimney (see Solar_updraft_tower) it would be easier to build a system that could be mounted on the roof of a shopping mall for under six figures.Unsigned comment by 208.190.202.56, 03.28 17 October 2007. (In future please sign your posting with four tildes so we know who is saying what. Thanks) Geoffrey Wickham 04:53, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]