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In reply to the discussion: Carbon-Free Energy Is Possible -- Without Nukes [View all]PamW
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madokie states:
How do you come to the conclusion that everyone that doesn't agree with you doesn't understand the 2nd law of thermodynamics
madokie,
I DON'T conclude that people who disagree with me don't understand the 2nd law.
I remember some of the times when you attempted to demonstrate that you understood the 2nd law of thermodynamics, and you got it WRONG.
If memory serves, you agreed with kristopher in his contention that we should have heat engines that don't reject any waste heat. People who understand the 2nd Law know that the 2nd Law forbids that. Courtesy of the Physics Dept. at Georgia State University:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/seclaw.html#c2
Second Law of Thermodynamics: It is impossible to extract an amount of heat QH from a hot reservoir and use it all to do work W . Some amount of heat QC must be exhausted to a cold reservoir.
It's on the basis of your ERROR that I conclude that you don't understand the 2nd Law. It has nothing to do with disagreeing with me.
PamW