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Water is used as a working fluid in this closed system (water is not lost).
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Ian Palmer, Forbes, 19 May 2022
The annual operating cost is low, and the working fluid is water rather than battery chemicals.
—Andrew Blakers, The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2022
But the biggest leap here is using carbon dioxide rather than steam as the working fluid.
—David Roberts, Vox, 1 June 2018
Sunlight is used to heat up a working fluid at the mirrors' focus.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2018
In some plants, sunlight is directed toward a large central thermal tower that heats up quickly and boils a working fluid inside.
—Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 28 Oct. 2017
It is then stored at 566 degrees Celsius (1,050 degrees Fahrenheit) and used to transfer heat through a heat exchanger to a working fluid that spins a conventional turbine, generating electricity.
—Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2017
Ian Palmer, Forbes, 19 May 2022
The annual operating cost is low, and the working fluid is water rather than battery chemicals.
—Andrew Blakers, The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2022
But the biggest leap here is using carbon dioxide rather than steam as the working fluid.
—David Roberts, Vox, 1 June 2018
Sunlight is used to heat up a working fluid at the mirrors' focus.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2018
In some plants, sunlight is directed toward a large central thermal tower that heats up quickly and boils a working fluid inside.
—Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 28 Oct. 2017
It is then stored at 566 degrees Celsius (1,050 degrees Fahrenheit) and used to transfer heat through a heat exchanger to a working fluid that spins a conventional turbine, generating electricity.
—Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2017
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“Working fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20fluid. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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