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To: OldDeckHand

That’s what I was wondering. So the key is the burning of the salt water has to produce enough energy to power the radio transmitter and whatever is left is what you can use.

Since you are burning a fuel it is possible that there is a net power surplus. Now they just need to make it effecient.


19 posted on 10/14/2009 1:20:27 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: for-q-clinton
Since you are burning a fuel it is possible that there is a net power surplus.

Almost all conversions (fuel to power) involve some kind of net loss. It takes a pretty large surplus to overcome these efficiency losses.

27 posted on 10/14/2009 1:26:54 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: for-q-clinton
"Since you are burning a fuel it is possible that there is a net power surplus."

With my extremely limited understanding of physics and chemistry, I don't believe so.

39 posted on 10/14/2009 1:42:46 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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