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What do you all think about the recent sea temps?
SteamyTea replied to gavztheouch's topic in Environmental Building Politics
I don't know why they were surprised. Probably need a better thermometer and gas analyser. Maybe they forget that heat is the old word for energy and when you get down to the quantum level (parts of atoms, so very tiny distances and sizes), a photon is just a packet of energy and can easily knock at electron free from a molecule, what plants to all the time (how they convert CO2 and H2O to C, H, CO, HO, complex CH molecules as well as all the other elements that are in the plant). So what is probably happening is that a loosely bound (hot) water molecule is split into hydrogen and oxygen by the energy in a photon (photons have different energies/intensities) and evaporates as separate atoms. It is almost the opposite of how we get to almost absolute zero by adding in photons (energy) of laser created light. When cooling, the trick is to stop the atoms vibrating by hitting them with a equal and opposite amount of energy. Works well, they they are down to the past picokelvin. Worth noting that temperature is the mean free path speed of the atom or molecule. Some will be faster (hotter) and some will be slower (colder). If you can knock the faster ones away, you actually lower the remaining average speed (temperature) of the sample. This is what Maxwell thought up with his Daemon while thinking about thermodynamics. (I miss studying thermodynamics, it is the basis of traditional physics, only ruined by all this quantum malarkey. -
As @Bramco says. It is probably more to do with sensing and reporting which way currents are flowing, and when, and the ability to react to it.
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I have a largish windturbine just over a kilometre from me. Can't see it. I wish they had made a much taller and bigger one. I am confused as to why they are getting in touch with you when it is so far away. Maybe our resident legal man @Adsibob can shed some light on it.
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Just started a self-build in Dorset. Exciting times!
SteamyTea replied to NailBiter's topic in Introduce Yourself
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Just started a self-build in Dorset. Exciting times!
SteamyTea replied to NailBiter's topic in Introduce Yourself
Not really, needs to be nipped in the bud early, then there is no confusion. There is plenty of stuff about it that older members have read. -
Just started a self-build in Dorset. Exciting times!
SteamyTea replied to NailBiter's topic in Introduce Yourself
Except one of them can have SI units attached to it. -
Just started a self-build in Dorset. Exciting times!
SteamyTea replied to NailBiter's topic in Introduce Yourself
I use it to confirm what I already know i.e. an equation. I know a fairly well known actor, their birthday is wrong on Wikipedia, and IMDB. They don't change it as that way they get lots of cards. -
Just started a self-build in Dorset. Exciting times!
SteamyTea replied to NailBiter's topic in Introduce Yourself
Or you can just copy and past the text and post. What is your job? -
Just started a self-build in Dorset. Exciting times!
SteamyTea replied to NailBiter's topic in Introduce Yourself
Pop up the plans and the specifications and we will all know how far off we all are. -
What do you all think about the recent sea temps?
SteamyTea replied to gavztheouch's topic in Environmental Building Politics
This one was interesting though. https://eos.org/articles/mapping-the-oceans-motion-energy And this one. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68438582 -
What do you all think about the recent sea temps?
SteamyTea replied to gavztheouch's topic in Environmental Building Politics
Certainly seems true this year so far. But, a quick look at my news feed. https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiLGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJiYy5jby51ay9uZXdzL2J1c2luZXNzLTY4NDY3NTI50gEwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvLnVrL25ld3MvYnVzaW5lc3MtNjg0Njc1MjkuYW1w?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen https://news.google.com/articles/CBMic2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS93b3JsZC8yMDI0L21hci8wNS9pY2UtZnJlZS1zdW1tZXJzLWluLWFyY3RpYy1wb3NzaWJsZS13aXRoaW4tbmV4dC1kZWNhZGUtc2NpZW50aXN0cy1zYXnSAQA?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen https://news.google.com/articles/CBMidWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL2J1c2luZXNzL2Vudmlyb25tZW50L3dvcmxkLWJyaW5rLWZvdXJ0aC1tYXNzLWNvcmFsLXJlZWYtYmxlYWNoaW5nLWV2ZW50LW5vYWEtc2F5cy0yMDI0LTAzLTA1L9IBAA?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen https://news.google.com/articles/CBMimQFodHRwczovL3d3dy5oaW5kdXN0YW50aW1lcy5jb20vaW5kaWEtbmV3cy9iZW5nYWx1cnUtd2F0ZXItY3Jpc2lzLWdyaW0tYXMtMy0wMDAtYm9yZXdlbGxzLWRyaWVkLXVwLXRhbmtlcnMtcHJpY2VzLXNreXJvY2tldC0xMC1wb2ludHMtMTAxNzA5NjQ5NzMxNDkxLmh0bWzSAQA?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen https://news.google.com/articles/CBMibmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL3dvcmxkL2V1cm9wZS9ncmVlY2UtcmVjb3Jkcy1ob3R0ZXN0LWV2ZXItd2ludGVyLXJhaXNpbmctZmVhcnMtc3VtbWVyLWZpcmVzLTIwMjQtMDMtMDQv0gEA?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen https://news.google.com/articles/CBMisgFodHRwczovL3RoZWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbi5jb20vYXJjdGljLXJpdmVycy1mYWNlLWJpZy1jaGFuZ2VzLXdpdGgtYS13YXJtaW5nLWNsaW1hdGUtcGVybWFmcm9zdC10aGF3LWFuZC1hbi1hY2NlbGVyYXRpbmctd2F0ZXItY3ljbGUtdGhlLWVmZmVjdHMtd2lsbC1oYXZlLWdsb2JhbC1jb25zZXF1ZW5jZXMtMjI0ODY50gEA?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen https://news.google.com/articles/CBMihAFodHRwczovL3d3dy5ldXJvbmV3cy5jb20vZ3JlZW4vMjAyNC8wMy8wNC93YXRlci1yZXN0cmljdGlvbnMtaW5jcmVhc2VkLXByaWNlcy1hbmQtaW1wcmlzb25tZW50LWhvdy1pcy10dW5pc2lhLWJhdHRsaW5nLTUteWVhcnMtb2YtZHLSAQA?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiZmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS9jb21tZW50aXNmcmVlLzIwMjQvbWFyLzA0L3dhdGVyLXdvcmxkLXJ1bi1vdXQtcGxhbmV0LWhvdHRlci1sb29taW5nLWNyaXNpc9IBZmh0dHBzOi8vYW1wLnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS9jb21tZW50aXNmcmVlLzIwMjQvbWFyLzA0L3dhdGVyLXdvcmxkLXJ1bi1vdXQtcGxhbmV0LWhvdHRlci1sb29taW5nLWNyaXNpcw?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen https://news.google.com/articles/CBMifmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS9lbnZpcm9ubWVudC8yMDI0L21hci8wMi9pdC1tYWtlcy1tZS1zby1zYWQtY2h1cmNoLXJlZW1lcmdlcy1mcm9tLXJlc2Vydm9pci1hcy1zcGFpbi1mYWNlcy1kcm91Z2h0c9IBfmh0dHBzOi8vYW1wLnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS9lbnZpcm9ubWVudC8yMDI0L21hci8wMi9pdC1tYWtlcy1tZS1zby1zYWQtY2h1cmNoLXJlZW1lcmdlcy1mcm9tLXJlc2Vydm9pci1hcy1zcGFpbi1mYWNlcy1kcm91Z2h0cw?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiXmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmV1cm9uZXdzLmNvbS9ncmVlbi8yMDI0LzAzLzAxL3N0YXRlLW9mLWVtZXJnZW5jeS1kZWNsYXJlZC1pbi1zaWNpbHktZHVlLXRvLWRyb3VnaHTSAQA?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen -
There are whole articles about eating road kill. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/27/accidental-meat-should-carnivores-embrace-eating-roadkill But what I want to know is why there are so many mustelidae having a sleep on the side of the A30, is there a pub nearby, maybe called The Badger.
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Just started a self-build in Dorset. Exciting times!
SteamyTea replied to NailBiter's topic in Introduce Yourself
Not easily, but it may be that our (UK) high windspeed are from the south west, which is a more humid wind because it is warmer (close to mean sea surface temperature). That will increase the dew point temperature, so may cause frosting to happen more often. There is also the point that when windspeed increases, there are more thermal losses from a building, though these are generally offset but the high outside air temperatures and greater cloud cover which increases night time temperatures. It may be possible to position an ASHP so that the air outlet faces directly into the wind, this could overpower the airflow caused by the blower. But even this is highly unlikely as windspeed close to the ground is very low (why it is measured at 10m). If high wind speeds were a real problem, none of the ASHPs in coastal areas would be working, so I suspect that it may be one of those ridiculous statements that pops up every now and again. -
Pulling the shot out is a pain, much better strangled. Here is how a mathematician deals with them. Maybe @Garald can knock up a suitable ditty.
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Just started a self-build in Dorset. Exciting times!
SteamyTea replied to NailBiter's topic in Introduce Yourself
This seems like it is going to become interesting, and expensive. Should be able to chip in with comments every now and again. -
I think you are just after a low power panel heater. They are basically just a heating element in a metal box that hangs in a wall. Get one with just a thermostat and then they are basically just on or off. Only thing is, how is your electrical supply? They used to be very small and limited in France (12 kW I seem to remember). But Paris is more developed than Toulon, near to where I lived.
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Right Did SBS make their own or can you pull one a part and see who makes the guts?
