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Another model could be to run an air compressor from the turbine. Compression will give you a heater, and then releasing the compressed air will give you coolin
by GrryDucape 8y ago
Another model could be to run an air compressor from the turbine. Compression will give you a heater, and then releasing the compressed air will give you cooling.
Thinking about it some more, you should also be able to get kinetic energy out (or electricity) and water, by running a turbine on the compressed air and collecting moisture from the cooled air.
Essentially one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump_and_refrigeration_cycle#Gas_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump_and_refrigeration_cy... - they're not technically as efficient as a phase change, but if it's simpler and there are fewer moving parts, it might be a win.