> won't be useful, won't be cost effective
> The team’s design can generate electricity from a heat source of between 1,900 to 2,400 degrees Celsius
Pretty high temperature for me, copper melts at 1800C.
> The team’s design can generate electricity from a heat source of between 1,900 to 2,400 degrees Celsius
Pretty high temperature for me, copper melts at 1800C.
The higher the temperature, the higher the share of exergy in the heat flux. At high enough temperatures, it’s no longer a feat to convert to electricity at high efficiencies.