the "hot plate" of the thermionic converter would feel cold to the touch, ideally, as it is removing the heat from your finger.... just like a heat sync. as it doesn't operate at room temperature this is irrelevant, but i would think it should work if it did
Ahhhhh ok..... The high operating temp definitely ruins it enough. However I was referring to a new type of converter which has no need for cesium atoms as a catalyst inside the vacuum, and therefore runs more efficiently (around 40% according to the article I read..... I'll find that later when...
Care to elaborate? If not I understand... it's not your job to be my teacher. Especially since I don't plan to build this and it's mostly a thought experiment.
If thermionic converters are used to harvest waste heat in other scenarios, why can't it be used in an AC system? What's the...
That sentence was very confusing. I already explained where the heat traveled to. I also explained that thermionic converters are already used to convert waste heat to electricity.
Well the energy conversion wouldn't be 100% efficient, so it wouldn't be "perpetually powered" in that sense. One of the main purposes of a thermionic converter is to convert waste heat to electricity in a variety of applications. In fact there IS a hot and cold side, in that the thermionic...
Sorry to invade the forum (I'm not an HVAC engineer, but a utility engineer)...... But I had a thought the other day and it's been on my mind, so I thought I'd ask.
Since there are ways to convert heat to electricity without steam, such as a thermionic converter, couldn't one create a sort of...
