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Roads already flex and compress in response to the moving weight of vehicles traveling on them. That's basic materials engineering. Where does that energy curre
by beat 11y ago
Roads already flex and compress in response to the moving weight of vehicles traveling on them. That's basic materials engineering. Where does that energy currently go? Thermal loss. Can we convert some of that thermal loss into captured electricity?
Vehicles are already losing friction energy to roads. This doesn't need to add to it.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoPower plants like to generate superheated steam to drive turbines. And now we suppose a tenth of a degree of warming in the pavement is worth going after? Go back to engineering school for a few more years, is my advice to anybody trying to get energy out of roads. That potato clock we made in 2nd grade generates more energy.