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by joewein
Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:49 pm
Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
Topic: Stirling engines need large temperature differentials, but...
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Response to Stirling engines need large temperature differentials, but...

<t>Amit,<br/> <br/> it takes about 5 times more energy to turn water already at the boiling point into steam of the same temperature than to heat that water from 0C (just about freezing) to 100C (boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure).<br/> <br/> It takes about 4.2 kilojoules (kJ) to heat 1...