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Sounds like this system puts out less energy than it consumes.
by nsxwolf 14y ago
Sounds like this system puts out less energy than it consumes.
- DanBC 14y agoDo any (eg gasoline) generators put out more energy than they consume?
- DanBlake 14y agoSorta different situations. This contraption is extracting hydrogen from urine. Gasoline engine just consumes/runs on gas. Whats being said is that there is skepticism that the hydrogen extraction takes more energy than the hydrogen yield you receive.
- miahi 14y agoThere is no pure energy generator. All the generators are transforming one form of energy to another. The chemical energy from gasoline is transformed to heat (thermal energy) + mechanical energy + other forms of chemical energy (CO, CO2 and others). The mechanical energy is then transformed into more heat and electric energy (if we're talking about an electrical generator). What makes gasoline a good energy "producer" is the simple way the chemical energy can be released and the percentage of usable energy (the efficiency of the generator). What makes other substances bad energy producers is the efficiency and complexity of changing the energy to usable energy (like mechanical or electrical energy).
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- verroq 14y agoMore energy is given off from burning petroleum than it is taken from extracting it from the earth.