Pump of energy and volatile materials

Abstract

A pump is provided which pumps energy via molecular carriers; the side effect of this method of energy transmittance is the concomitant movement of material. The method of energy and material movement follows three steps. In step one, energy is absorbed by the molecular carrier, transforming the carrier from a liquid or solid state into a gaseous state. The second step is the conveyance of the energized molecular carriers through an energy conduit, through which the molecular carriers may pass without losing energy, despite a potentially very long distance. The third step involves deposition of the energy at the final destination via a transfer which extracts the energy from the material, concomitantly transforming the material from a gaseous state to a liquid or solid state.

1 . A pump capable of moving energy and volatile materials, comprising:
 a first part which has a cavity which may contain a supply of a volatile material, is capable of transferring thermal energy into said volatile material, and can cause the transformation of said volatile material from a solid or liquid state to a vapor state;   a second part which is a conduit wherein the the entire inner surface area of said conduit is heated to a temperature greater than or equal to the vaporization temperature of said volatile material;   a third part which has a cavity and a mechanism for absorbing thermal energy from said volatile material in the vapor state, causing a transformation of said material from a vapor state to a liquid or solid state;   wherein all three parts are arranged so as to provide an enclosed and continuous vapor flow pathway from said first part through said second part to said third part.   
     
     
         2 . The pump of  claim 1 , wherein said first part is supplied by a first reservoir filled with said volatile material using a means of transferring said volatile material from said reservoir to said first part. 
     
     
         3 . The pump of  claim 1 , wherein said volatile material in the liquid or solid state in third part is transferred by some means into a second reservoir. 
     
     
         4 . The pump of  claim 1 , wherein said first part is surrounded by an insulating material and/or an apparatus capable of maintaining an insulating vacuum around said first part. 
     
     
         5 . The pump of  claim 1 , wherein said second part is surrounded by an insulating material and/or an apparatus capable of maintaining an insulating vacuum around said second part. 
     
     
         6 . The pump of  claim 1 , wherein two or more parts are integrated into a single physical apparatus. 
     
     
         7 . The pump of  claim 1 , wherein the parts are connected using tubing, pipes, or any other type of conduit. 
     
     
         8 . The pump of  claim 1 , wherein said second part contains a turbine which converts motion of said vapor state of said volatile material into electrical energy. 
     
     
         9 . The pump of  claim 1 , wherein said third part contains an apparatus capable of converting thermal energy into electrical energy. 
     
     
         10 . The pump of  claim 8 , wherein said generated electrical energy is used to vaporize additional quantities of said volatile material in said first part. 
     
     
         11 . The pump of  claim 9 , wherein said generated electrical energy is used to vaporize additional quantities of said volatile material in said first part. 
     
     
         12 . The pump of  claim 1  wherein said volatile material, after having transformed from a vapor state to a liquid or solid state in said third part, is returned by some conduit and/or apparatus to said first part. 
     
     
         13 . The pump of  claim 2  wherein said volatile material, after having transformed from a vapor state to a liquid or solid state in said third part, is returned by some conduit and/or apparatus to said first reservoir. 
     
     
         14 . The pump of  claim 1  wherein the pump is sealed by some means so that the internal pressure is independent of the pressure outside of the pump. 
     
     
         15 . The pump of  claim 14  wherein the interior pressure is elevated as compared to the external environment. 
     
     
         16 . The pump of  claim 14  wherein the interior pressure is reduced as compared to the external environment. 
     
     
         17 . The pump of  claim 1  wherein part one, part two, or part three are constructed from glass, metal, stone, wood, plastic, cloth, and/or any other material naturally or synthetically occurring or a combination of any of these materials. 
     
     
         18 . The pump of  claim 1  wherein the thermal energy is provided by one or more electric heating devices, one or more chemical heating devices, one or more electromagnetic heating devices, nuclear decay mechanism, nuclear fusion mechanism, electromagnetic radiation or any other device or method. 
     
     
         19 . The pump of  claim 1  wherein a device containing a cavity is connected to said first part by some conduit and/or apparatus and allows said volatile material in said first part to drain under the force of gravity into said cavity in said drainage device. 
     
     
         20 . The pump of  claim 1  wherein the evaporative surface area of said second part is increased by the use of any porous material including cloth, wood, polymer membrane, rock, or any other organic or inorganic material.