VACUUM-AEROSTATIC STRUCTURE AND COVERING OF BIOSPHERIC SPACE FOR CREATING ARTIFICIAL, FOR EXAMPLE, WARM CLIMATE IN IT Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: construction engineering. SUBSTANCE: structure is made up of aerostatic for example semicylindrical shell which in its turn has separate box-section members of same configuration which are glued together by their side surfaces to produce spacious shell of structure and covering. Inner volume of each shell is filled either with warm air or helium and in which air or gas is heated by means of electric heaters located in each component. To reduce free convection of heat through upper surface of each component of aeroshell, glued to its surface is tight row of vacuum pipes. In hot climate these vacuum pipes are glued to lower surface of shell as well. Aforesaid self-bearing structure can fully enclose walling or it can be in the form of semicylindrical (spherical, parabolic) shell filled with gas lighter than air or with heated air for covering structure such as open stadium, sports ground, garden with fruit trees or it can provide enclosed biospheric space for establishing some production activities inside. Regulated artificial climatic conditions can be provided in such enclosed space according to actual requirements. Walling structures can be made of two parallel strong, light-tight, incombustible films, plastic and caprone divided by partitions made of same material. Factory-made hollow rectangular-section tubes of required configuration can be used. Free electric energy for driving plenum fans can be produced by introduction of wind-driven turbo-generator operating even at light winds. EFFECT: high efficiency. 8 dwg