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Re:Andrea Rossi has started commercializing ECAT nuclear fus... by darky3041 on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @10:16AM (#6801745)
Thermal power only, though. Not 1MW of electricity
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Re:Andrea Rossi has started commercializing ECAT nuclear fus... by lutusp on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @10:38AM (#6801912)
Because of the ready availability of efficient thermoelectric converters, this is a distinction without a difference.
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Re:Andrea Rossi has started commercializing ECAT nuclear fus... by darky3041 on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @10:51AM (#6801982)
Thermocouples are only 5-7% efficient. Any sort of steam turbine you can't use efficiently due to 120C max output temperature.
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Re:Andrea Rossi has started commercializing ECAT nuclear fus... by option_greek on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @10:52AM (#6801991)
What thermoelectric converters are available currently ? I thought the most efficient is a stirling engine and its efficiency is capped by carnot cycle.
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