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minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down3·3 days agoHydro is liquid steam
minus-squarethedirtyknapkin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoaah, but it didn’t say steam, it said boiling water. smaller gas generators based on internal combustion engines don’t boil water though, right?
minus-squarebaines@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoboiling just makes the water move, hydro just cheats
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 days ago gas generators based on internal combustion they heat air, afaik. hot gas expands -> mechanical movement moves magnets -> electromagnetism -> electric power.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agoElectromagnetic induction. Basically electric motor in reverse…instead of electricity powering the motor, the motor powers electricity. But the trick is in “what spins the motor”. In the case if ICE generators, it’s usually a pulley off the crankshaft. Or it could be moving water.
Hydro is liquid steam
aah, but it didn’t say steam, it said boiling water.
smaller gas generators based on internal combustion engines don’t boil water though, right?
boiling just makes the water move, hydro just cheats
they heat air, afaik. hot gas expands -> mechanical movement moves magnets -> electromagnetism -> electric power.
Electromagnetic induction.
Basically electric motor in reverse…instead of electricity powering the motor, the motor powers electricity.
But the trick is in “what spins the motor”. In the case if ICE generators, it’s usually a pulley off the crankshaft.
Or it could be moving water.
Molten ice.