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Old 08-08-2012, 08:34 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Now this I would like to see.

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Originally Posted by oli63ro View Post
Q&A received until now on other forums.
thermodynamic systems with more than 65% efficiency.
I always assumed (as have others) the only way to overcome the inefficiency within a compressed air system was scale.

For example, if one were to develop a large scale system in an ocean body of sufficient depth the act of compressing air using the depth of the ocean could potentially go above 80% eff because of the temperature difference going from the top of the water to the depth needed.

If one had a market near an ocean that required massive amounts of compressed air it could work but then the inefficiency of the motor side of things comes into play as well.

A model image might be a bit of a discussion piece.

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Ryan
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