[FRIAM] new thermal tech

[David Eric Smith]

I assume “delivers” would have been a better word choice than “produces”.  

After we create better schools to teach our kids government and citizenship, we should move on and teach them to understand thermodynamics.


> On Jan 6, 2023, at 12:27 PM, Gary Schiltz <gary at naturesvisualarts.com> wrote:
> 
> Amusing indeed (the PV magazine article). The pump “reportedly
> produces 3 kW to 4 kW of heat for every kilowatt of power it
> consumes”. Say what?
> 
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 8:28 AM Roger Critchlow <rec at elf.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I was amused to see an announcement of a thermoacoustic heat pump  the other day:
>> 
>>  https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pv-magazine.com%2f2023%2f01%2f02%2fresidential-thermo-acoustic-heat-pump-produces-water-up-to-80-c%2f&c=E,1,SIXaeD9pWPwQ9_a2yQcA2Mb6Oa19--caDioiCnI9tb9wHtj9F3T-fS0FbAdlNeoJjozEjvgRHvMxxDB874D65rIXmYYzllXMzQ-xbTUOen3OXZ0wb7n6ON_lX3U,&typo=1
>> 
>> then an ionocaloric refrigerator announcement turns up this morning
>> 
>>  https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fnewscenter.lbl.gov%2f2023%2f01%2f03%2fcool-new-method-of-refrigeration%2f&c=E,1,WtFGOsq-ZfdSeNDj-coqZXFEeJnYAea0pwlFL95XWPuzaTHMiuaDIsqM19iVS7Oaw1ElarAioZmixa4jBVRrZyrnp7sdhboRXZmwL4HYzjyNmyPqbA,,&typo=1
>> 
>> It seems that you won't recognize your air conditioner in a few years.
>> 
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