fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5か月前same shit every day, on godmander.xyzimagemessage-square257fedilinkarrow-up11.46Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.44Karrow-down1imagesame shit every day, on godmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5か月前message-square257fedilink
minus-squareNauticalNoodle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·5か月前use cherenkov radiation to power photovoltaic array.
minus-squarePlutoniumAcid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5か月前Yeah but photovoltaic has a yield of less than 50% even for the best panels. Lots of waste there, compared to steam.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5か月前What is the peak efficiency of steam turbines?
minus-squareSavinDWhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·5か月前Surprisingly high… Up to 90% https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-07/documents/catalog_of_chp_technologies_section_4._technology_characterization_-_steam_turbines.pdf
minus-squareJoeBigelow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-25か月前Supercritical steam is nothing to fuck with. Even old school sub critical steam will happily kill you as if it were fire instead of water. Edit Utility steam turbines operate with inlet steam pressures up to 3500 psig and exhaust at vacuum conditions as low as 2 psia Damn
use cherenkov radiation to power photovoltaic array.
Yeah but photovoltaic has a yield of less than 50% even for the best panels. Lots of waste there, compared to steam.
What is the peak efficiency of steam turbines?
Surprisingly high… Up to 90%
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-07/documents/catalog_of_chp_technologies_section_4._technology_characterization_-_steam_turbines.pdf
Supercritical steam is nothing to fuck with. Even old school sub critical steam will happily kill you as if it were fire instead of water.
Edit
Damn