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An energy generating system includes a conduit in the form of a loop with an upflow section and a downflow section. A working liquid such as water is received within the conduit and has an ambient temperature and a boiling point. A supply subsystem including a vessel in communication with an input p

An energy generating system includes a conduit in the form of a loop with an upflow section and a downflow section. A working liquid such as water is received within the conduit and has an ambient temperature and a boiling point. A supply subsystem including a vessel in communication with an input port at a lower portion of the upflow section of the conduit is configured to provide to the conduit a pumping liquid. The pumping liquid has a boiling point greater than the ambient temperature and less than the boiling point of the working liquid. A heating subsystem is configured to heat the working liquid within the conduit to a temperature greater than the boiling point of the pumping liquid by a predetermined differential. Accordingly, the pumping liquid is vaporized after passing through the input port into the working fluid, thereby generating pumping gas. The pumping gas causes the working liquid to flow upwardly in the upflow section and to circulate in the conduit, for example, by a pressure differential between the upflow section and the downflow section. An electrical generating plant is configured to harness the hydrodynamic energy of the working liquid to generate electricity.

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1. Apparatus for generating hydrodynamic energy, the apparatus comprising:a conduit including an upflow section and an input port disposed at a lower portion of the upflow section, the conduit for receiving a working liquid having an ambient temperature and a boiling point; a supply subsystem includ

1. Apparatus for generating hydrodynamic energy, the apparatus comprising:a conduit including an upflow section and an input port disposed at a lower portion of the upflow section, the conduit for receiving a working liquid having an ambient temperature and a boiling point; a supply subsystem including a vessel in communication with the input port of the conduit, the supply subsystem configured to provide to the conduit via the vessel a pumping liquid having a boiling point greater than the ambient temperature of the working liquid and less than the boiling point of the working liquid; and a heating subsystem configured to heat the working liquid received within the conduit to a temperature greater than the boiling point of the pumping liquid by a predetermined differential; whereby the pumping liquid is vaporized after passing through the input port into the working fluid, thereby generating pumping gas that causes the working liquid to flow upwardly in the upflow section and to circulate in the conduit.