Things that are able to work independently, without an external source of energy, is not so much, and a special place among them is the fountain of Heron. Its main advantage is that it works thanks to the natural laws of nature, without spending any outside energy.
In fact, everything is not quite so - it's not a perpetual motion machine and certainly not a source of free energy. This fountain needs a regular "recharge" - depending on the design, it can be required every 15-50 minutes. In principle, this is a simple procedure that will require a person to swap a couple of containers. It is the independent work that is interesting for the fountain of Heron, of which we will talk about the independent production of this article in this article. Together with the Dream House website we will understand its design, study the principle of work and answer the question, how to make this miracle with our own hands?
How to make the Geron's fountain Photo
The Geron's fountain: how it works
If you rush in clever terms, then the principle of hydropneumatics is based on the work of the fountain of Geron - the work of pushing water upwards produces air and liquid itself. Naturally, it is not without gravity, thanks to which the necessary pressure is created in the fountain system. Such a fountain consists of at least three tanks.
- Bowl. Let's call it the starting point, the start from which the fluid begins its movement in the system of the fountain of Heron. This is an ordinary open tank, made as a bowl or plate. From it, through a thin tube, water enters an empty container located at the very bottom of the fountain.
- Lower empty container. It serves two purposes. First, the water draining from the bowl compresses the air contained in it and thereby creates the pressure necessary to push the water upward with a jet. And, secondly, it collects water, which creates this pressure( that is, one that flows down).Here it remains until the next recharge of the fountain.
- The top container is charged with water. It is this liquid that is pushed outward in the form of a thin stream of water. It is pushed out thanks to compressed air - the pressure formed in the bottom flask. This air, through a thin tube, enters the upper flask, displacing the liquid from there, which is poured out by the fountain, again falls into the bowl, whence, again, it flows down into the lower flask.
The fountain of Gerona: the principle of action of the photo
As you know, this fountain will work until the liquid in the upper tank is exhausted - after that a recharge is required, thanks to which this system has nothing like a perpetual motion machine or an endless source of energy. Recharging the Gerona fountain is elementary simply - a full bulb( the one that was lower) is installed instead of an empty container installed on top, which, in turn, is placed in place of the full capacity. After recharging, the fountain will need to be started up - you need to add some water to the upper bowl.
As you can see, everything is quite simple, and the principle of manufacturing the Gerona fountain with our own hands is no exception. In the elementary version, it is assembled from plastic bottles and transparent tubes - naturally, a bowl, installation design and various trifles will be needed, with which we will understand the course of the question, how to make the Gerona's fountain with our own hands?
How to make a Gerona fountain:
assembly features So, the principle of the Gerona fountain is understandable, now it remains to figure out the intricacies and options for its assembly. There are several different constructions.
- Indoor fountain of Gerona for indoor use. The advantage of this fountain is two things: firstly, it is very compact and, secondly, it is assembled so that water does not interfere with the surrounding air. It does not splash, and all the action takes place in one transparent case, divided into sections, which are connected to each other by tubes. Moreover, another one of the important advantages of such a fountain system is an elementary recharge - all that needs to be done is to turn the unit over like an hourglass, wait for the water to pour into the right capacity and turn it back. Once you do this, the fountain will work again. In manufacturing, in terms of technology, this is a very complex construction - you can assemble it, but before that it is desirable to practice in a simplified version. At the same time, you will understand the principle of work - this will make it possible to add to your design.
Gerona's Fountain Photo
- The classic open fountain of Gerona. The most simple system, on which you need to train - as mentioned above, it is easily assembled from plastic bottles. The only thing that is difficult here is to make a foundation - the very fountain counter. In principle, this moment can be solved by means of a pair of ordinary inexpensive plastic basins and a threaded stud - one basin will act as a support, and the second will act as a fountain bowl. In the latter it is necessary to make a pair of holes - one for installing the nozzle( through it will flow a trickle), and the second for draining the water. After that, two plastic bottles are suspended on the counter, in the lids of which also a pair of holes is drilled. Further all it is necessary to connect by tubes according to the scheme resulted more low. That is, from the drain hole, the tube drops into the bottom bottle( to its very bottom), from which the second tube is laid in the top bottle( both ends should be located under the top of the bottles).And the last tube, lowered to the very bottom of the top bottle, is connected to the nozzle of the fountain.
In principle, this is the entire system of the fountain of Heron. The only thing that needs to be added here is to clarify a few details. First, the entire system should have an exceptional tightness - there should be only a few open spaces( draining from the bowl and the nozzle of the fountain).Well, and secondly, the height of the jet of this fountain directly depends on the distance between the top and bottom tanks - all this will have to be customized at your own discretion.
How to make a Gerona fountain: what can be improved
It is said that perfection has no limit, and almost any thing can be upgraded to infinity - this is not entirely true, but nevertheless, the possibility of improving any product is almost always there. The fountain of Heron in this respect is no exception - it is possible to modernize a lot in it.
- The first thing is to increase the water jet. Above we have already said that it depends on the distance between the upper and lower capacities - you yourself understand that you can not increase this distance indefinitely( or, at least, up to the necessary moment).Here there is one trick - if you properly pair two such systems of tanks and tubes, then at least the height of the jet will double. In general, you will need not one, but two bottles full of water and two such empty, interconnected tubes in succession - complete, empty, then again complete and again empty bank. The full cans on top, empty from below - will not work in a different way.
Principle of the Gerona Fountain Photo
- Improvement of the recharge system. In principle, it is not difficult to swap containers with water, but this fountain looks much more attractive if it is recharged at the lowest cost. There can be many ways, but the most interesting one will be the one that you will come up with yourself - without manual intervention, you can not do it anyway, so the best option is not to think over recharging methods, but to increase the capacity of the tanks to the maximum possible and reduce the water flow rate tothe same limits.
- Decoration. Due to the fact that the most popular decor for today is lighting, the question immediately arises with its provision of electrical energy. Naturally, it's easiest to connect such a fountain to the outlet, but it's much more interesting to preserve the energy independence of the fountain - believe me, for today it's not so difficult. You can use both solar panels and water movement. For example, under the descending jet of water, you can install a water wheel, which is connected to a small electric current generator - it will be enough to light a couple of LEDs.
In general, despite the fact that in general the fountain of Heron is a highly thought-out product, there is still room for improvement, and there seems to be no limit to this place. In conclusion of the topic it remains to add that according to the principle described above it is possible to produce quite a lot of various systems, starting from small experimental models of fountains, to huge working models. With the latter, however, there is a problem of recharging, which it is very, very difficult to solve without a pump or other sophisticated modern devices.
Author of the article Vladimir Belov
