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minus-squareskillissuerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoAll of these are in some way heat engines
minus-squareherrvogel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoYeah but those heat engines don’t rely on spinning things inside a magnetic field. Heat on one side, less heat on the other side, and you have current. No motors.
minus-squareskillissuerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoeven photovoltaics are heat engines in broad definition
minus-squareherrvogel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoWe’re all heat engines on this blessed day if you broaden the definition enough.
All of these are in some way heat engines
Yeah but those heat engines don’t rely on spinning things inside a magnetic field. Heat on one side, less heat on the other side, and you have current. No motors.
even photovoltaics are heat engines in broad definition
We’re all heat engines on this blessed day if you broaden the definition enough.