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It's useful knowing that the typical water wheel or James Watt steam engine which replaced it was only putting out 5--10 horsepower (~4--8 kW). Modern industri
by dredmorbius 2y ago
It's useful knowing that the typical water wheel or James Watt steam engine which replaced it was only putting out 5--10 horsepower (~4--8 kW). Modern industrial plants require megawatts, and occasionally GW (e.g., aluminium smelting, electric-arc furnaces).