It would seem that all the phenomena of the surrounding world have long been explained by modern scientists. But this is far from the case. There are many more unknown and unexplained from a scientific point of view events. There are many examples of such experiments and phenomena. These can be transitions to another dimension, the anomalous points that exist on the planet, the effects of pronounced antigravity, and many others. Even the modern possibilities of science do not allow revealing their secrets.
But only one thing can be said for sure: all such phenomena occur in the presence of magnetic and electric fields. And these two fields closely interact with the effect of gravity in space and time. A more detailed study of this type of interaction led to the discovery of the Biffeld-Brown effect. With your own hands, a similar phenomenon can be depicted even at home.
Bit of theory
Almost a century ago, in the early 20s of the last century, the American physicist Thomas Brown discovered an interesting phenomenon. During repeated experiments with the Coolidge X-ray tube, the scientist realized that under the influence of a certain force of an unknown nature, an asymmetric capacitor could rise into the air. For this force to appear, the capacitor must have a high voltage. During the experiments, Brown was helped by another American physicist, Paul Biefeld.
In 1928, scientists patented a phenomenon they discovered, which was called the Biefeld-Brown effect. Physicists were convinced that they had found a way to influence the gravity of objects using an electric field. Using this effect of the emergence of force, it is possible to create the so-called ionolet. Currently, a similar phenomenon can be encountered in the creation of ion engines, which are also based on the Biffeld-Brown effect. How to make such a device at home, we will understand below.
The process is explained by the ionization of air around sharp and sharp edges. Ions moving towards the flat electrode die when it comes into contact with it. They collide with each other, but they do not transfer charge. Moreover, the mean free path is much lower than with ionization. Pulses from ions are transmitted to air. Electrodes create fields, taking into account the geometry of which ions move. The result is traction.
Operating principle
Before you begin to create the Biffeld-Brown effect with your own hands, it is important to understand why this phenomenon occurs.
In strong electric fields, a corona discharge appears. This leads to the fact that near the sharp edges ionization of air atoms occurs. In practice, 2 electrodes are most often used. The first has a thin and sharp edge around which the voltage of the electric field reaches its maximum values. This is enough to start air ionization. The second electrode, on the contrary, has wide and smooth faces. For the effect to work, the voltage between the electrodes must be several tens of kilovolts (or even megavolts). The effect will disappear if a breakdown occurs between the electrodes. The scheme of the Biffeld-Brown effect is presented in the pictures.
Near the sharp electrode, air ionizes. The resulting ions begin to move toward the wide electrode. As a result of movement, they collide with air molecules, which leads to the transfer of energy from ions to molecules. The latter either begin to move faster, or themselves turn into ions. This leads to the fact that from a sharp electrode to a wide air flow arises. The force of this flow is enough to lift a small model into the air. This device is commonly referred to as an ionic craft or elevator.
The experiments performed show that the Biffeld-Brown effect in a vacuum does not work. The presence of a gaseous medium is a prerequisite for creating a phenomenon.
Necessary materials
To recreate the Biffeld-Brown effect, you will need a piece of copper wire with a cross section of 0.1 mm 2 . The frame is assembled from planks of wood (balsa). They are interconnected by cyanoacrylate glue. The frame is assembled in the shape of a triangle with a side of 20 cm. A power supply is used as a voltage source. It can be taken, for example, from a household ionizer.
How is the model going?
Ionolet can be a simple structure that can be assembled with your own hands. The Biffeld-Brown effect is recreated using an asymmetric capacitor. To do this, take a thin copper wire (as a sharp electrode) and a foil plate (wide electrode). A frame is assembled from wooden planks, on which foil is stretched. In this case, sharp edges should not be formed so that breakdown does not occur. A distance of about 3 cm is maintained between the foil and the wire.
The device is connected to a high-voltage generator (voltage of the order of 30 kV). You can use the power supply. A plus is connected to the sharp electrode (wire). A negative terminal is attached to the foil plate. The design is attached to the table with the help of kapron threads. This will protect her from levitation. The Biffeld-Brown effect will cause the ionizer to rise into the air. A tied thread will limit the height of its “flight”: it can only rise to a height equal to the length of the thread.
Increase Effect Strength
The self-made Biffeld-Brown effect can be enhanced. There are several ways to do this:
- reduce the distance between the electrodes (i.e. increase the capacitance of the capacitor);
- increase the area of the electrodes (this also leads to an increase in the capacitance of the capacitor);
- increase the potential of the electric field (by increasing the voltage between the plates).
These several methods will increase the height that the ionizer can climb.
Conclusion
The Biffeld-Brown effect reproduced by oneself at first glance seems inexplicable and useless. But now it is already used in practice. It provides an opportunity to get energy from "out of nowhere." And this allows us to think that it is possible to obtain electricity from the "air". Today, the issue of providing humanity with energy is an acute issue. Therefore, this effect is studied in many closed laboratories and government programs.