When we use the warmth of the heater power source to
power my engine is better to be well insulated from the environment and the
connection of the unit with external heat exchanger and heat exchanger itself.
So all the heat we can "catch" from the heater can turn into
mechanical energy - ideally will have no heat losses due to heat exchange with
the environment. In this way we can use a working substance having a boiling
point higher than ambient temperature (e.g. 373K water BP. At ambient
temperature 290K water is in the liquid
state). Then with heater will heat up substance to a temperature higher than
its boiling point . Initially, we will have a cold part at a temperature equal
to the environment, but gradually cold part to warm to a temperature close to
the boiling point of the working substance (water 373K). Depending on the
temperature that we have achieved in the external heat exchanger by heating
will have a temperature difference between the hot and cold part of the unit.
If I heat the water to 600K will have available temperature difference of 227
degrees between the hot and cold part to be able to convert the heat from the
heater into mechanical energy. Bearing
in mind that the use of a closed cycle working substance heat starts at the
boiling point (about 373K of water) and not by the ambient temperature (say
290K) which increases the efficiency of the unit.
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