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Cake day: December 4th, 2024

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  • Somebody linked above to a new closed loop turbine design which uses supercritical CO2. I know from CO2 refrigeration that CO2 has some insane volumetric expansion based on temp which makes it a good candidate for use in a closed loop turbine system. Plus, because they’re running it through the turbine as a supercritical fluid, the density is higher than that of steam so it requires smaller turbines. The biggest issue is that because it’s super critical CO2 youre talking about working pressures well over 1000PSI. That doesn’t make it impossible to work with as we already know from CO2 refrigeration, but it does make it a bit more difficult than just boiling water.






  • I’m aware, but there’s not a damn thing I can do about it so there’s nothing really to do except keep surviving. I just keep plodding along and treading water for as long as I can. It actually feels quite a bit like what I imagine being dropped in the middle of the ocean feels like. Everything is clearly fucked and there is nothing to do but continue existing.

    Sure I could theoretically leave but in reality I don’t have the resources/connections to do so and even if I did where would I go? Everywhere seems to be on a fash spiral. The US is just the center of attention right now because it’s a “global superpower” and it’s leading the pack on the downward dystopia slide. No mater where I go the same shit seems to be on the horizon, it will just get less media attention.