A giant optical glass lens that focusses sunlight onto a pillar to turn water into steam

A giant optical glass lens that focusses sunlight onto a pillar to turn water into steam

Design:
A giant optical lens to focus sunlight into a single spot.
A pillar on which the sunlight is focussed.
 A black pillar might work best.
A bassin with water.
 The pillar is partly inside this bassin.
A turbine driven by steam.

Part 2:
 The pillar should be highly resistant against the high temperatures and should be an excelent conductor of heat.

 The best type of lens with the right measurements.

 The giant optical glass lens should rotate with the sun and focussing should go automatic.

Safety:
 Safety is very important, because of the very high temperatures.

Design 2:
 A row of multiple big optical glass lenses and multiple pillars to catch the focussed sunlight.

From Jeffrey Koelewijn
30 november 2016