I wrote: > > Not that high. It is roughly at the level of a fission reactor core, which > is actually a lot cooler and less dense than, say, inside an internal > combustion engine cylinder, or a gas turbine. The temperature of a fission > reactor pellet is around 300 deg C. >
Cold fusion at 300 deg C would be fine for automobiles, railroad locomotives or marine engines. The engine would be somewhat bulkier than today's internal combustion engines but on the other hand it would not need a fuel tank, and the engine block would not need to be as heavy, because it would not have to withstand repeated internal explosions. I expect a steam turbine of some sort would be the best first generation design. That is what various experts on heat engines have told me. You would need a condenser for vehicles of any sort. You cannot keep replenishing the water, the way people did with a Stanley Steamer automobile. Actually, even coal fired turbines have condensers. It improves performance. See: http://www.electrical4u.com/steam-condenser-of-turbine/ Still, generating electricity uses up prodigious amounts of water. - Jed
