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russ_watters reacted to sophiecentaur's post in the thread Why no heatpump/refrigerator combos? with
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To avoid over-spending on electricity for your fridge, make sure you have plenty of air circulation at the back ; keep the coils well... -
russ_watters reacted to jack action's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
In light of this new definition of the complete cycle of scenario 1, with my calculations, this is what I get: Scenario 1: I added an...
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russ_watters reacted to marcusl's post in the thread Engineering Second degree for engineers for more job opportunities? with Like.
Most job seekers complain that they follow hundreds of leads but rarely or never get an interview. The fact that you are getting many...
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russ_watters reacted to Ibix's post in the thread High School In 2g, would jumping be harder? with Like.
You have to bend your knees then straighten to jump. During that process you would feel like you weigh twice as much as normal (don't...
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russ_watters reacted to Chestermiller's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
Yes. If you are pulling the piston outward, the net work is equal to the work to push back the atmosphere plus the work done to pull on...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient?.So, are these the processes? I really don't like guessing, but.... Gas in the cylinder starts at atmospheric pressure and room...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Is A.I. more than the sum of its parts?.It wasn't a complaint specific to your post, it was just a disclaimer for the conversation. Whether that's something in your head or not...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient?.I get your overall goal, but you are not fully describing your cycles. Are you saying it's closed, not open? Did I miss where you...
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russ_watters reacted to jack action's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
From the OP: If I understand correctly, you seem to claim that both scenarios give the same amount of cooling for different work...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient?.Usually thermodynamic cycles are described with simple statements of the involved processes. @T C you are leaving out steps in your...
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russ_watters reacted to jack action's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
The cooling you are talking about is an isochoric process (a vertical line on the PV diagram, going up). You failed to mention this...
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russ_watters reacted to jack action's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
You will have to use clearer language to make sure everyone follows. For example: You specified in the OP that the process is adiabatic...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Is A.I. more than the sum of its parts?.Note to start, that "our existing laws don't punish corporations enough" is a very different complaint than "our existing laws wouldn't...
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russ_watters reacted to Hornbein's post in the thread Is A.I. more than the sum of its parts? with Like.
I'd think a civil suit against OpenAI much more likely than a criminal one.
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russ_watters reacted to Grinkle's post in the thread Is A.I. more than the sum of its parts? with Like.
I'm in the same boat. I found a little more meat on the bones in the below link...