Re: How to make this clean water generator radiation free?


Dr. Lead wrote:
> On a sunny day (Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:00:25 -0800) it happened "Richard Henry"
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> >"Dr. Lead" <dread@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> I have made a small drinking water generator. It uses a Peltier element,
> >and blows air over it. The moisture in the air condenses, and it produces
> >about .7 liter drinking water per 24 hours, enough to keep me alive in the
> >coming WW3. But wil this water be radiation free? Of cause heavy particles
> >like Plutonium will no make it in the condensate or will they? And if they
> >do, what is the best way to filter radiation from the water?
> >
> >Where are you going to get your electricity in the coming WW3?
> Good question, I have worked this out, first of cause solar energy, especially
> with all that nuclear sunshine added,

Better scratch the solar energy option. Ever hear of "nuclear winter"?

BTW, the city of Vancouver is way ahead of you. See:

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/corpsvcs/emerg/prepyourself/locatingsafewater.htm

"More Rigorous Purification Methods
While the three methods described above will remove only microbes from
water, the following two purification methods will remove other
contaminants. Distillation will remove microbes, heavy metals, salts,
most other chemicals, and radioactive dust and dirt, called radioactive
fallout. Filtering will also remove radioactive fallout. (Water itself
cannot become radioactive, but it can be contaminated by radioactive
fallout. It is unsafe to drink water that contains radioactive
fallout.)
Distillation
Distillation involves boiling water and then collecting the vapor that
condenses back to water. The condensed vapor will not include salt and
other impurities. To distill, fill a pot halfway with water. Tie a cup
to the handle on the pot's lid so that the cup will hang right-side-up
when the lid is upside-down (make sure the cup is not dangling into the
water) and boil the water for 20 minutes. The water that drips from the
lid into the cup is distilled.
To make a fallout filter, punch holes in the bottom of a large bucket,
and put a layer of gravel in the bucket about 1-1/2 inches high. Cover
the gravel with a towel cut in a circle slightly larger than the
bucket. Cover soil with a towel, place the filter over a large
container, and pour contaminated water through. Then, disinfect the
filtered water using one of the methods described above."


> this will take care of my needs.
> Second is wind power, and third is of cause prisoners of war.
> For this setup the power input is 67.5W, low enough for one solar panel.
> Will probably sell these 'personal water plants' in third world countries.
> Should sell better then a 100$ computer, can be made for 100$.
> As to how to separate the Pu particles, I think by blowing the air upwards
> towards the Peltier, those particles will fall back before they reach the
> cooler, it that a solution?
> The Pu will then collect until it reaches critical mass, but that will take a
> much longer time.
> Dr. Lead

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