Gravitational Energy Harvesting from Hydrostatic Water Columns

Gravitational Energy Harvesting from Hydrostatic Water Columns | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Gravitational Energy Harvesting from Hydrostatic Water Columns Sadid Gagi Peskovic, Bendik Boe This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7340242/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 4 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract This work presents a novel and rigorous framework for extracting gravitational potential energy stored in hydrostatic water columns using an advanced piston-based mechanical system. Combining classical hydrostatic theory, modern stratified fluid energy concepts (APE to BPE transition), and innovative reset mechanisms (pulley-canceled forces and air-assisted actuation), we derive a new general law for hydrostatic energy depletion. The system efficiently harvests available gravitational energy without violating conservation laws, achieving net positive energy conversion cycles while maintaining mass conservation. This approach opens a new frontier in gravitational energy extraction from static fluid reservoirs, bridging fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and mechanical engineering. Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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