"Whirlpower is the power of the gravitational force upon a spinning object. This power is the rotational procession of a spinning object. It is seen in all spinning objects from to simple toy top, the simple vortex, the gyroscope, the whirlpool eddy, the whirlwind, the tornado, to the more complex frame dragging rotation of the moon around the earth, the rotation of the planets around the sun, the motion of the universe, the black hole, and to the most complex; the compound vortex and the hurricane."

animation of the whirlpower concept

"The application of this form of power in a devise that produces electricity can be accomplished by building an artificial hurricane. This whirlwind (or whirlpool if done with water) is made by pumping air through ducts making a feeback loop from the vortex to the perimeter of the whirlwind in such a way as to create the compound vortex. This hurricane like whirlwind then turns a large wheel placed in the whirlwind, turning with the whirlwind, but NOT in direct contact with the vortex. It turns with the current of spinning air created by the frame dragging aspect of the large powerful spinning compound vortex."

"The big wheel has fins that reach in but not into the vortex, and fits into the bell shaped curve of cornucopia shaped compound vortex. This wheel turns the generators and pumps once the system is set in motion. If proven, the power of the big wheel will be greater than the power needed to drive the pumps. This power comes from the force of gravity acting on the spinning vortex creating the precession of the vortex and the resultant frame dragging of the whirlwind."

"Whirlpower is now in its 20th year. It has been in its present form since 1995, and has been through numerous changes. The current state of the art is now evolved to a point of discussion and analysis."

"There are many things in nature that point to whirlpower. The form of the vortex is shown in a multitude of places. It seems an obvious place to explore for power. Many have, it seems, looked down this road only to leave disappointed. What appears to be obvious is well hidden and what is hidden is in plain sight."

"The main argument against Whirlpower is and has been that it is perpetual motion, that it cannot produce more power than it takes to maintain the system. This argument does not take into consideration the force of gravity nor does it consider gravity a viable force that can be tapped in the system. All arguments so far have been based on the perpetual motion premise, the action-reaction principle, and the conservation of energy equation. If gravity is not considered of a possible form of energy, Whirlpower is impossible. Those who will not consider gravity as a form of power do not argue the same points as I propose and have yet to argue the basic math of the system."

"Gravity is accepted as a viable form of power in our hydroelectric technology and our understanding of the power in falling water due to gravity. The concept of rotating water due to the force of gravity is the idea behind Whirlpower. This rotation is a secondary force of gravity resultant to the spin of an object. In massive objects in space this effect is known as frame dragging. In smaller objects within a gravitational field and in a fluid this effect is currently unknown to science."

"I am trying to introduce this effect to science and the world as Whirlpower. So far, many have said they think it is possible I am right, but most say I am wrong, and so far it is not recognized. It is difficult to find analysis, much less acceptance, since I am not in the scientific community and have no credentials in this area. My approach to this is dream inspired."

"When an object spins, it wiggles, be it ever so slight. When an object spins, and it is of a certain size and weight, this wiggle becomes a wobble and is known as presession. Large massive objects do this while spinning in space and small round top-like, funnel shaped, and gyroscope type objects do this in a gravitational field while spinning on their axis. This includes high speed fluid objects like the tornado and the hurricane. Since the speed and mass of the moisture and air create a compression hydrolic affect, these high speed spinning objects, while being fluid, begin to act like a solid object and exhibit gyroscopic like actions. These action can be seen in the wobble of vortex of tornadoes and the radial arms of the hurricane. This action is due to gravity acting on the vortex like a solid causing it to precess. In the hurricane this precession is most pronounced and its shape is most like a gyroscope. The tornado does not precess as much because it is a simple vortex and is not as "top" heavy as the hurricane."

"This difference appears to be the difference in the Whirlpower approach to this subject as compared to others who have tried to tap the power of the vortex. This precessional force, under the right circumstances, can be considerable. Just like, at the right speed, a top or a gyroscope will precess in a remarkable way just before it slows down and falls over. In Whirlpower this action is held in continuation by adding energy to the spin and maintaining the rate of precession and spin, instead of letting it slow down and fall over. In a high speed spinning fluid object this is done by pumping fluid in a feedback loop from the bottom of the vortex back to the top of the whirlpool perimeter."

"It is important to understand the fluid is not pumped directly back into the vortex, but into the whirlpool from the widest perimeter possible to get the eddy effect. This compression type vortex added to the suction type vortex made by the pull on the water through the pipe under water makes the compound vortex. This compound vortex is the secret to Whirlpower. It has much more precession than the simple vortex because it has a much larger top and acts more like a gyroscope."

"This precession of the vortex leads to procession. The precession pulls water around in the whirlpool that does not go through the feedback loop or the vortex. This current of water is donut shaped and flows around the vortex in the bell curve of the cornucopia shaped funnel. It is this current of water that is driven by the force of gravity. When the speed and mass of the whirlpool reach the proper amounts and the precession is at the right frequency, the speed and mass of the donut shaped processional current appears to be more powerful than the speed and mass of the water needed to maintain the whirlpool."

"This is the Whirlpower Theory. It is not mathmatical in basis but conceptual. I hope this concept will lead to a mathmatical analysis and prototype. (...) This is scientific evolution. Seeing things as part of a whole system, seeing the similarities, not just the differences."

"Whirlpower is the concept. It is the force of the procession induced by the precession of a spinning object. In the case of the vortex and Whirlpower in a fluid, the main piece of hardware is the Big Wheel. This wheel moves with the donut shaped current of water or air, and is just a big. It is not a paddle wheel with just one part connecting to this current but it is in the current and part of the current."

"Since the power being tapped comes from the precessional action of the vortex, this force cannot actually be harnessed by direct contact, but by induction. This way the spin of the object is not disturbed, in this case, the vortex. The precessional force is tapped by induction, not by direct contact. The Big Wheel is placed into the whirlpool or whirlwind in such a way as not to contact the vortex directly. It is hollow in the middle with fins reaching in from the rim up to but not into the vortex."

"This concept of power coming from the induction by the precession appears to be the difference in the Whirlpower Theory and other vortex theories. Others have recognized the possibility of power but when they went to tap it they "snuffed it out", much like snuffing out a flame. I submit this power is known and calculated but efforts to measure it have resulted in killing the exact power being measured. (...)"

"Pipes, pumps, and generators make up the rest of the Whirlpower hardware. They connect to the Big Wheel at the perimeter of the whirlpool or whirlwind. The pumps pull the water (or air) through the pipes, creating the simple suction vortex, and pump water (or air) into the perimeter of the whirlpool, creating the eddy compression vortex. Together, this is the compound vortex. All of this must be "started", much like must motors, but once in motion the Big Wheel will supply all the needed power from the force of gravity. Whirlpower harnesses the force of gravity."

"When I first proposed Whirlpower on the internet I had no knowledge of all the previous work in the area but I soon learned of the facination with the vortex and its history. I was constantly struck how similar but different my theory was compared to all the rest. My theory is about a giant whirlpool, the rest seem to be about the vortex itself."

"It seems science knows about the possibility of energy using a vortex but just has not been able to get a grip on the subject. They have tried but only succeded in gripping the vortex and snuffing out the power. The vortex is a lot like a flame. It can't be contained to collect its energy. It must "burn" freely and not be restrained. The vortex, "the fire of the Kundalinl", has energy but it is not in the vortex. The energy is in the wiggle, which comes from the force of gravity acting upon the vortex. This wiggle, is the precession of the vortex. It causes the vortex to wrap time, space, and anything else, around the vortex. This is known as frame dragging."

"Most cases of frame dragging do not lead to a tapable energy source because the frame dragging effect is not large enough to tap without cutting in to the spin. For example, you can't just grab a hold of a precessing gyroscope and expect to get energy. This is similar to trying to tap the precession of the simple vortex as theorized or attempted by all my predecessors. Tapping the precession "snuffs out" the power. Only the frame dragging effect, or what I call the procession can be tapped."