pico@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agopower generatorsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1872arrow-down110 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoThe problem is there’s an upper limit on how much useful energy you can extract from a heat engine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnot_cycle 1 - Tc/Th The only 100% efficient heat exchanger has a cold side at absolute zero.
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAND that can maintain absolute Zero on that cold side. Getting heat to leave into the void at those temps is a battle
The problem is there’s an upper limit on how much useful energy you can extract from a heat engine.
1 - Tc/Th
The only 100% efficient heat exchanger has a cold side at absolute zero.
AND that can maintain absolute Zero on that cold side. Getting heat to leave into the void at those temps is a battle