Nuclear Desalination

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[techcor]

Yes, as a matter of fact. There was an article in Sci. Am. called "Pyramid power" in which a couple of engineers noticed that their roads (in Libya I think) were showing signs of water damage. After some investigation they determined it came from dew in the morning. Then they discovere some pyramids that looked as if they were set-up to condense water out of the air so that it could be used. They estimated the pyramid may have produced 1200 gallons a day. Finally, the walls of Babylon were reported to do this and they were just outside of Baghdad. Even dry air has some moisture in it.

[RightWhale]

We'll probably have to do this on Mars, and if we are lucky, on the moon, too.

[techcor]

See my post #21 and it is interesting to hear about the
Saudi towers. I hadn't heard about them.

[dgallo51]

Absolutely! I also envision coupling either a nuclear or conventionally fired power generating system to massive solar collector arrays, thereby dramatically multiplying the heat transfer effect during daylight hours.