Jones Beene wrote:
Good news on the OU front...
At a COP of 2.5+ (see run 29) the Moller unit tested by Naudin is not
all that far from becoming self-powered, as the heat-to-electric
efficiency of small turbines is about 25%. If this excess heat can be
pushed to a COP of about 4 or thereabouts, or some more efficient
direct conversion method implemented - then a self-powered device will
be possible.
That experiment - if and when it occurs - will be as important, if not
more so, than the discovery of nuclear energy... no kidding.
No kidding, indeed!
I looked at the spreadsheet. I had a little trouble understanding it,
though. Is it the case that his output temperature is 1.37 degrees C
higher than the input temp? That's what it _looks_ like, but perhaps I
misunderstood something here.
If this is to be made to power a turbine it would seem that there must
be some way to "amplify" that difference, yes? For won't any heat
engine, be it turbine or Sterling engine, which is trying to convert
such a small difference into electrical (or mechanical) energy be far
less than 25% efficient? He appears to run the tests at about 300
degrees K, so surely the efficiency would be roughly (301.27 - 300)/300
~ 0.42% ?
To close the loop, that would require a COP of ... oh, I don't know, 200
maybe?
What did I miss?
