Re: Heating and Power

[JHByrne]

In a message dated 11/1/2002 12:49:04 AM Alaskan Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

What you're talking about is a perpetual-motion machine -- in the very
process of absorbing part of the moving water's kinetic energy to generate
electricity, you're naturally going to slow the water down a lot so it won't
be as effective in tunneling.  The energy to heat it and move it (which is
substantial) has to come from SOMEWHERE originally.

Well, if you'll look at my reply to Robt. Bradbury, how about using a combination of a series of batteries, supplemented with a chemical heater, to provide that original heat/energy?  Dennis is just trying to figure ways to use every bit of energy as efficiently as possible, which is on point, as our ice submersible must be self-contained.
-- JHB