So, in other words, you arn't going to attempt to refute this: When you convert heat into some other form of energy, the result is a drop in...
Well, I can agree it is a "physical fact". Just by comparison, Suppose we have a platform that absorbs an impact from a dropped ball, and we...
I think I'm having a bit of difficulty with the rationale behind these efficiency ratings. Let's take ambient against absolute zero as the TD....
Hot E is (Th-Tc) / Th E =(330-280)/330 E=50/330 E=0.15 Cold E is (Th-Tc) / Th E=(280-230)/280 E=50/280 E=0.18 E at 100 F above...
I would assume that what Carnot probably had in mind was Steam Engines. Practically speaking, it would probably be difficult if not impossible to...
I don't really know what you mean by "It is the heat not the temperature". The heat that can be converted into useful work is generally determined...
As a side note. Regarding the earlier discussion about the efficiency of a Stirling Engine running on heat (with Ambient as Sink) Vs a Stirling...
Lets add some details just to make this clear. The conveyor belt and the hot side of the heat engine are housed within a Dewar chamber (Thermos)....
Ummm... An air conditioner is just like a block of ice ? Not unless you didn't install the air conditioner/heat pump properly. Usually in a...
Maybe look at it this way. Suppose we have a Stirling Engine driving a nearly frictionless conveyor belt. The engine is housed in a...
Additionally, if this arrangement could work, there would indeed be a "side effect". At least in the short term. That is, Warm Ambient air would...
First of all, on the positive side, thank you very much for the information about the "Icy Ball". Most interesting. In researching this...
I should mention that my references to additional "heat exchangers" above to remove excess heat from the system would be passive heat exchangers....
Maybe I can make things a little more clear. Start with a sealed canister. Or, almost sealed. That is, it could have one way check valves or it...
Sorry, I was mistaken. When you compress air into the system, presumably earths atmosphere would shrink in volume by some very very very very...
True. Maybe half right. The "pneumatic power" or simply pressure is developed due to the temperature differential, just like the ammonia...
First of all, let me explain why I even bother. I think that this subject of "Electricity from Ambient Heat" is rather important. I think Tesla...
If you have a sealed canister with a small piece of balsa-wood inside, increasing or decreasing the pressure by heating or cooling the canister has...
I don't know what you mean by "not any device". You seem to be misreading what I wrote. What I wrote should be read "Heat can be used to cause a gas...
Ummm... Sorry but, I did not say "outer space". I had made some reference to outer space earlier as the eventual or ultimate heat sink but that is...
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