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[-] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago
[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

aah, but it didn't say steam, it said boiling water.

smaller gas generators based on internal combustion engines don't boil water though, right?

[-] baines@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 months ago

boiling just makes the water move, hydro just cheats

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Electromagnetic induction.

Basically electric motor in reverse...instead of electricity powering the motor, the motor powers electricity.

But the trick is in "what spins the motor". In the case if ICE generators, it's usually a pulley off the crankshaft.

Or it could be moving water.

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

gas generators based on internal combustion

they heat air, afaik. hot gas expands -> mechanical movement moves magnets -> electromagnetism -> electric power.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
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