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dr1ce
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Hi fellow science fans!
Say I have this 55-gallon drum full of water kept at an approximate constant temperature of 120° that I want to create power from. The air temperature is about 60°
I'm thinking a possible way to do this would be to submerge a closed vessel full of a solvent that will boil at say +/- 100° and using the vapor from this solvent to spin a turbine, like a traditional steam generator. I would then like to use the ambient air temperature to condense the solvent back to a liquid for recycling.
I imagine someone has tried something like this at some point in history.
Is there a name for this sort of generator?
Any idea what sort of solvent would have the characteristics I'm talking about at these temperatures?
Also, I should mention, the hot water is free and I'm not trying to create "extra" energy from heating water or anything. Basically, pretend I'm using a hot spring the size of a 55 gallon barrel.
Say I have this 55-gallon drum full of water kept at an approximate constant temperature of 120° that I want to create power from. The air temperature is about 60°
I'm thinking a possible way to do this would be to submerge a closed vessel full of a solvent that will boil at say +/- 100° and using the vapor from this solvent to spin a turbine, like a traditional steam generator. I would then like to use the ambient air temperature to condense the solvent back to a liquid for recycling.
I imagine someone has tried something like this at some point in history.
Is there a name for this sort of generator?
Any idea what sort of solvent would have the characteristics I'm talking about at these temperatures?
Also, I should mention, the hot water is free and I'm not trying to create "extra" energy from heating water or anything. Basically, pretend I'm using a hot spring the size of a 55 gallon barrel.