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A fluid dynamic device is provided which includes a fluid holding and U-shaped conduit having a first leg and a second leg, an electrical generating device positioned between and in flow communication with the first and second legs and being motivated by passage of the fluid therethrough, and inject

A fluid dynamic device is provided which includes a fluid holding and U-shaped conduit having a first leg and a second leg, an electrical generating device positioned between and in flow communication with the first and second legs and being motivated by passage of the fluid therethrough, and injection means for injecting a substance of substantially less density relative to the normal density of the fluid within the second leg and at a location spaced below the top end of the first leg. The second leg diverges substantially where the low density substance is injected thereinto so as to accommodate expansion of the fluid occasioned by injection of the low density substance thereinto. In one embodiment, the device utilizes a compressible gas, such as air, as the low density substance which is provided by gas compressors and the compressors are utilized during periods of low energy demand upon an electrical grid system to compress air which is then later utilized during peak periods of electrical demand to produce energy within the device.

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A fluid dynamic device comprising: (a) a loop having a downcomer leg and a riser leg and adapted to receive a fluid; (b) electrical generating means positioned between said legs and communicating therewith near a lower end thereof such that fluid in said downcomer leg may pass through said generatin

A fluid dynamic device comprising: (a) a loop having a downcomer leg and a riser leg and adapted to receive a fluid; (b) electrical generating means positioned between said legs and communicating therewith near a lower end thereof such that fluid in said downcomer leg may pass through said generating means into said riser leg, thereby motivating said generating means to produce power; (c) injection means for injecting a substance having a relatively lower density than said fluid into said fluid in said riser leg at a location vertically spaced below the top of said downcomer leg; and wherein (d) said riser leg substantially diverges near said injection means such that the diameter of said riser leg substantially increases immediately adjacent said injection means.