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Old 11-24-2012, 09:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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You get about 1/3rd work (ideally) and 2/3rds waste heat. Of course that is considering heating up the atmosphere is a waste, but lets not get into that debate. In reality it's closer to 1/5th work and 4/5th waste heat or even worse.

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