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The apparent “super-Carnot” efficiency of hurricanes: Nature’s steam engine versus the steam... 2011
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American Journal Of Physics, Vol. 79, Issue 6, pp. 631 - 643.
The thermodynamics of the hurricane—Nature’s steam engine—presents surprising contrasts with that of the steam locomotive. The hurricane rejects not only its waste heat at the lowest available temp... Read more
The thermodynamics of the hurricane—Nature’s steam engine—presents surprising contrasts with that of the steam locomotive. The hurricane rejects not only its waste heat at the lowest available temperature (as all heat engines must do to maximize efficiency), but also its work (that is, the kinetic energy of its winds) via frictional dissipation at the highest available temperature. We show how the hurricane’s “super-Carnot” efficiency is consistent with the laws of thermodynamics. We also show that even standard heat engines can achieve “super-Carnot” efficiency, albeit via a different mechanism and to a far inferior degree than the hurricane. Read less
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Twelve Twenty-Five: The Life and Times of a Steam Locomotive by Kevin P. Keefe (review) 2017
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The Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 43, Issue 2, pp. 88 - 89.
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American Steam Locomotives: Design and Development, 1880–1960 by William L. Withuhn (review) 2021
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Leonardo (Oxford), Vol. 54, Issue 2, p. 261.
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moving forward the completed sections by means of powerful hydraulic jacks is fascinating. Railroad engineering in the time of steam locomotives posed crucial ventilation
moving forward the completed sections by means of powerful hydraulic jacks is fascinating. Railroad engineering in the time of steam locomotives posed crucial ventilation Read less