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NotoriousNick
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Osmotic Power is driven by putting salinated water in a chamber with a permeable barrier; the other side is fresh water. The osmosis of water to the salinated chamber creates pressure, and therefore this pressure can be harvested to drive a turbine.
1. What is the actual physical mechanism of stored chemical energy that drives this work?
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Fresh water rivers entering into the sea, and this is reverse desalination.
My question is, how does this work?
I know that Energy + Salt Water = Fresh Water + Salt
And you could say, look at the reverse of this.
But:
A. We're not just mixing fresh water and salt, we're mixing freshwater and saltwater
B. What does the heat of vaporization have to do with this.
Thanks
1. What is the actual physical mechanism of stored chemical energy that drives this work?
OR
Fresh water rivers entering into the sea, and this is reverse desalination.
My question is, how does this work?
I know that Energy + Salt Water = Fresh Water + Salt
And you could say, look at the reverse of this.
But:
A. We're not just mixing fresh water and salt, we're mixing freshwater and saltwater
B. What does the heat of vaporization have to do with this.
Thanks