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It generally helps to no use hunches when it comes to hard technical questions.
by hef19898 3y ago
It generally helps to no use hunches when it comes to hard technical questions.
- actionfromafar 3y agoOk, the hard technical answer is that a phase change from liquid to gas eats a lot more energy than just heating the liquid however many degrees. :-) My back of the envelope calculations say it's about 10 times less water to evaporate.
- hef19898 3y agoThere are detailed diagrams and formulas to calculate that. Engineering, not back of the envelope highschool physics. But guess what, people designing an building power plants know this. And whatever is built is the best compromise possible at the time. Backnof envelope calculus in 2023 or not.