We reached a point of essentially peak efficiency in terms of using steam boilers and dynamos, “and the scientists wept for there were no more engines to build”
Wittusus on
Is that factorio uranium? Looks a lot like it
Efficient-Orchid-594 on
Did a roman made this meme ?
Finalpotato on
Solar uses the photoelectric effect.
Wind, hydro, wave ECT don’t use steam production (though still turbines).
Edit: solar photovoltaics use the photoelectric effect. There are minor technologies that boil water
froggertthewise on
I’d like to point out we did in fact replace the steam engine with the steam turbine.
baguetteispain on
No matter how : it will be to boil water
Cologan on
thats not entirely true. The turbines of today are VASTLY superiour to the turbines of 60 years ago. And serious r&d is being put into CO2 turbines. In the end, its messy thermodynamics: turn heat into a useful source of energy. Physics will be a bitch all the way, so the solutions end up looking complicated, and progress is slow as the physics themselves dont change. What does change is material science, manufacturing, and computation, that tends to result in less “flashy” changes.
HATECELL on
Actually we didn’t neglect it at all. Modern steam turbines are a lot more efficient than early piston engines, and our means of effectively using the heat created to make as much steam as possible have also gotten better
geosub20 on
It it ain’t broke, no need to fix it.
SpectralMapleLeaf on
The greatest power source is and has always been:
boiling water.
Youbettereatthatshit on
Take a few engineering courses on the topic and you’ll realize it’s far from ignored. It’s probably one of the most studied phenomena in engineering.
Also people say ‘boil water’. Steam is very powerful and terrifying when a steam line opens out vents through a prv. You respect it a lot more when you realize how useful it is
TaintedJerk on
Warp stones?
SoyMurcielago on
Now im wondering if we could use some sort of air pump ing device like a bellows to induce rotation on a wind turbine to power a dynamo to produce electricity
I know it requires a base of electrical supply to power on (pmuch all generation stations require power to produce power) and it probably wouldnt be efficient but im wondering how it would compare to say natural wind (free energy!) or other water/steam turbines
2nW_from_Markus on
I wonder, makes sense to try capture electrons on a beta- decay?
smiegto on
Warpstone? 🙂
boris_veselinov on
Put a tiny sun there and you’ll end up getting the fusion update
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We reached a point of essentially peak efficiency in terms of using steam boilers and dynamos, “and the scientists wept for there were no more engines to build”
Is that factorio uranium? Looks a lot like it
Did a roman made this meme ?
Solar uses the photoelectric effect.
Wind, hydro, wave ECT don’t use steam production (though still turbines).
Edit: solar photovoltaics use the photoelectric effect. There are minor technologies that boil water
I’d like to point out we did in fact replace the steam engine with the steam turbine.
No matter how : it will be to boil water
thats not entirely true. The turbines of today are VASTLY superiour to the turbines of 60 years ago. And serious r&d is being put into CO2 turbines. In the end, its messy thermodynamics: turn heat into a useful source of energy. Physics will be a bitch all the way, so the solutions end up looking complicated, and progress is slow as the physics themselves dont change. What does change is material science, manufacturing, and computation, that tends to result in less “flashy” changes.
Actually we didn’t neglect it at all. Modern steam turbines are a lot more efficient than early piston engines, and our means of effectively using the heat created to make as much steam as possible have also gotten better
It it ain’t broke, no need to fix it.
The greatest power source is and has always been:
boiling water.
Take a few engineering courses on the topic and you’ll realize it’s far from ignored. It’s probably one of the most studied phenomena in engineering.
Also people say ‘boil water’. Steam is very powerful and terrifying when a steam line opens out vents through a prv. You respect it a lot more when you realize how useful it is
Warp stones?
Now im wondering if we could use some sort of air pump ing device like a bellows to induce rotation on a wind turbine to power a dynamo to produce electricity
I know it requires a base of electrical supply to power on (pmuch all generation stations require power to produce power) and it probably wouldnt be efficient but im wondering how it would compare to say natural wind (free energy!) or other water/steam turbines
I wonder, makes sense to try capture electrons on a beta- decay?
Warpstone? 🙂
Put a tiny sun there and you’ll end up getting the fusion update