Renewable energy liberation by nonthermal intermolecular bond dissociation in water and ethanol

作者：Graneau N^*; Verdoold S; Oudakker G; Yurteri C U; Marijnissen J C M

来源：Journal of Applied Physics, 2011, 109(3): 034908.

DOI：10.1063/1.3544497

Prior indication that renewable energy can be extracted from hydrogen bonds in water has led to several investigations of the energy balance when bulk liquid is converted into micron scale droplets by directional (nonthermal) forces. The demonstration of this effect has previously involved pulsed high current arcs in water which produce large electrodynamic forces. Here, we show that renewable energy is also liberated during the creation of droplets by electrostatic forces in electrohydrodynamic atomization (electrospray) experiments. Using both ethanol and water, the energy outputs, primarily the droplet kinetic energy, were always greater than the energy inputs, implying that stored energy was liberated from the liquid. The energetics of generic chemical bonding are investigated to demonstrate that although this discovery was not publicly anticipated, it is consistent with conventional theory. This experimental breakthrough should have a major impact on the quest for renewable energy sources, capable of powering electricity generators.

• 出版日期2011-2-1