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Old 07-26-2012, 03:43 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Isn't that how Stirling engines and peltiers work?
Stirling engines and peltiers work by sitting between two temperature differentials. As the heat flows through them from hot to cold they harness some of that energy. In short they are like windmills for heat. Windmills use air to work, but if the air isn't flowing your not going to get anything out of them.
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