Re: [HoE] Heat Loss (was The Junker mistake?)

[Kennedy Hudner <khudner@earthlink.net>]

Cold Stones Gregg Gargano wrote:

> > Okay...it's not a REAL superconductor, but the heat generated by the
> > recharging can do MORE than just be lost to entropy, right?
>
> Theoretically.  I suppose you might be able to devise something that uses
> a thermocouple setup to generate work from the heat loss.  Sorry, but I
> just did some physical chemistry and I might actually be able to work this
> out.  If I come up with something, I'll post it.  By the way, what kind of
> heat loss are we to assume from the recharging battery?
>
> -GG
>

                I don't know enough to give it to you in kcal or anything, but
apparently if there's no water for cooling, it isn't safe to approach within 5
or 10 feet of the g-ray collector when it's burning ghost rock, so it must get
pretty hot...