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I do not think you can make a nuclear reactor that small and still get efficient power from it. It is not like a nuclear reactor is similar to a battery, they need to run turbines with steam. How are you going to do that in anything the size of a tank? This has some major problems with disabled and destroyed equipment as well.as I said,, that would be stupid,, now a small nuclear reactor might just work,,
the least you can do is respond to my point on where I think they could be used and why??
Of course you have examples where it's being used commercially. RIGHT?
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Yes but the requirements of a space bourn vehicle and a tank are very different.Thermocouples have been powering NASA craft for decades. Voyager One and Two are powered by an RTG.
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That uses the heat from radioactive materials to create the electricity to power the craft we launched in the 1970’s to set out amongst the stars. Or did you think we sent a proper Nuclear Power Reactor into space?
Thermocouples are most often used to measure temperature. Like in your oven. A traditional thermometer would melt at the temperatures it is used in. So a thermocouple is used for the temperature varied electrical production to determine the temperature.
People use thermocouple powered fans on wood stoves in Alaska and Canada to help love the warm air around. You put the fan on the wood stove and the heat makes the fan start moving and blowing air.
That is what I love about you guys who scream that this and that doesn’t work. Solar is what is powering the ISS today. It powered Hubble for decades so far. It is powering the satellites that carry your porn from China.
It has powered my watch for seven years.
But Solar doesn’t work.
You’ve never heard of a thermocouple so they don’t work. Sure Voyager is outside the Solar System right now and still working thanks to the RTG. But hey, there is no application for such nonsense.
Thermocouples have been powering NASA craft for decades. Voyager One and Two are powered by an RTG.
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator - Wikipedia
That uses the heat from radioactive materials to create the electricity to power the craft we launched in the 1970’s to set out amongst the stars. Or did you think we sent a proper Nuclear Power Reactor into space?
Thermocouples are most often used to measure temperature. Like in your oven. A traditional thermometer would melt at the temperatures it is used in. So a thermocouple is used for the temperature varied electrical production to determine the temperature.
People use thermocouple powered fans on wood stoves in Alaska and Canada to help love the warm air around. You put the fan on the wood stove and the heat makes the fan start moving and blowing air.
That is what I love about you guys who scream that this and that doesn’t work. Solar is what is powering the ISS today. It powered Hubble for decades so far. It is powering the satellites that carry your porn from China.
It has powered my watch for seven years.
But Solar doesn’t work.
You’ve never heard of a thermocouple so they don’t work. Sure Voyager is outside the Solar System right now and still working thanks to the RTG. But hey, there is no application for such nonsense.
Yes but the requirements of a space bourn vehicle and a tank are very different.
Voyager is run off of 230 watts. That will not run my microwave let alone a 120,000lb tank. Can you effectively scale that to the power requirements of a tank, keep it economical, avoid the hazards when it is disabled or destroyed and still fit it in the very small form factor of a land vehicle?Voyager - The Spacecraft
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As far as I know, you cant. I am unsure you can make electric work either considering the power requirements and weight a battery would add to meet them. My suspicion is that the time is as far off as it is because nuclear is not an option and EV needs a new battery technology which they may very well be researching right this minute in the military. We know the civilian side is desperately looking for a battery solution as well.
EV's are a nice idea but currently nothing more than a niche market because the limitations on battery capacity, weight and lifespan. When that changes there will not be a trickle from ICE to EV, it will be a flood. ICE engines will end very fast the moment tech makes EV's an overall better economical option.
Good point about - 40°Sure they will, how much you figure all that extra weight will reduce battery life in extreme heat or cold? 40-50+% And l-ion burns a lot hotter than diesel. Also tell the class how they're going to charge those puppies out in the middle of nowhere. I'd also like to see the test data on how they perform at the Army Artic Test Center, Ft Greeley Ak, at minus 40 degrees.
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Each solar panel generates 535.8 kWH/panelYou're mixing energy sources in your little rant. One using heat the other using light, show me an example of a thermocouple set up that can power an auto production line. Solar could do it if you have several hundred acres of panels and another hundred acres of batteries.
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FFS war is always a problem,,You say that. But fuel is always a problem. See the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
First. Fuel is heavy. It weighs about six pounds per gallon. And Military Vehicles are not exactly fuel efficient. Now unless you have worked the numbers. Fuel seems easy. But it is a hamstring, and by that I mean vulnerability that both we and the enemies attack.
Fuel convoys were a favorite target during Iraq and Afghanistan. So you have to protect them. That means biting lots of fuel to try and get more fuel to the front.
When you do stockpile enough to support operations, then you have a big target for your enemy. Fuel and munitions depots are priorities for attack. Take out the enemies fuel and they can’t move. Take out their munitions and they can’t fight.
Fuel of course to be useful has to be combustible. And combustible things explode easily.
The trucks that carry the fuel burn fuel. The vehicles escorting and protecting the fuel burn fuel too. So it cost you a half a gallon or so to get a gallon to the troops who need it.
Modern Armies float on a sea of Diesel fuel. And moving that fuel is expensive and difficult. Logistics is what wins wars most of the time. Who has the supplies for the next attack of defense.
So you can see how attractive it is to remove something from that list. Something that is difficult to move, and vital.
Suddenly electricity seems a better plan. Especially with Solar being improved all the time. New battery systems are getting more efficient.
Before these things are fielded. They will be tested for a long time to make sure it works. And that is what scares you. If it works you might be stuck getting one. If everyone else is, even if they don’t make you, the removal of suddenly unprofitable gas stations would limit how you power your big V-8 wouldn’t it?
Voyager is run off of 230 watts. That will not run my microwave let alone a 120,000lb tank. Can you effectively scale that to the power requirements of a tank, keep it economical, avoid the hazards when it is disabled or destroyed and still fit it in the very small form factor of a land vehicle?
You're mixing energy sources in your little rant. One using heat the other using light, show me an example of a thermocouple set up that can power an auto production line. Solar could do it if you have several hundred acres of panels and another hundred acres of batteries.
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At 27,878,400 sq feet per sq mile this plant is over 2.5 square miles.
Hmmm so to make EVs using solar panels to generate the electricity would require land area equal to the world's largest auto production plant.
Good point about - 40°
Consumer Reports stated in 2021 that an unplugged EV’s range can decrease by about 20 percent when the temperature drops between 0°-10°F, and it takes longer to recharge than it would in warm weather.
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According to AAA’s “Cold Weather Can Cut Electric Car Range by Over 40%”, EVs often lose 12% of their range in cold weather, but the loss leaps to 41% with the heater on full blast.
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So to keep your EV running in below zero weather means driving in the cold weather with diminished heater operation. Oh well the old rule of thumb still applies, "You can always put more on when it is cold, but there is only so much you can take off in the heat!"
You are right. There are extremes. Vietnam/Afghanistan were not cold that's true.Why do you try to paint the most extreme scenarios as the norm? Cold weather is hard on ALL equipment, not just EVs. It's also very difficult on the troops deployed to the cold areas, which is why the military has specialized training for very cold weather.
Fighting wars in extreme cold is the exception, not the norm.
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The Last Thing Cleaned Was American Blood on the DeckActually.............yeah.............ask a US Navy sailor sometime about the PMS (Periodic Maintenance Survey) program. We check EVERYTHING on the ship that is required for safe and efficient operation on a regular basis. Everything from deck drains and the hatches between spaces, all the way up to and including weapons systems.
Well the electricity rate I was citing was for a auto plant that made 1,000 cars a day and the LARGEST auto plant as you would have read if you followed the links in the WORLD sits on 2.5 sq. miles.If the land is already being occupied by the buildings that build them like you said, then the solution is simple............mount the panels on the roof of the plant.
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It'd Be Nice If the Enemy Were Ruled by Pacifists, TooMaybe they can call 'time out' while they charge up for hours?
FFS war is always a problem,,
but you dont sit at home and whine like some little bitch about it, you step up and solve the problem and kick some commie ass,,
logistics are always a problem,, doesnt mean you just say fuck it and do nothing,,Interesting. I joined the Army in 1988 when the enemy we trained to fight was the Soviet Union. I was a Combat Engineer who went to Jump School and spent four years at Fort Bragg in the 82nd Airborne Division.
When I tell you logistics is an issue. It is from personal experience. When I say that we target enemy logistics again that is experience from training in our doctrine. When I tell you that the enemy targets those same supply chains, it is not hyperbole.
We ended up using captured explosives in Iraq to destroy the equipment because we couldn’t get enough of our stuff through supply, and we had six months to stockpile material before the war started.
Personally I liked the PE-4A explosive. It was easier to mold than C-4. But it had an RE factor closer to Composition B. So it wouldn’t be as effective cutting steel.
We learned how vital supplies were. When I had to patch my Hummer tire with Mud because we didn’t have a spare tire we learned. When we had to disconnect the parking breaks because they seized in the dust we learned.
For Civilians it is easy. You hit the same Gas Station and fill up. Oh you may bitch about the cost. But it is easy and there is always gas available. For the Military you have to bring it with you. And then you learn how hard it is to bring it. It is heavy and it is combustible and it doesn’t last as long as we would wish.
Oh there is no question BUT the dumb ass stupid economically ignorant BIDEN has told us!!!We're talking about 2050 here, not 2024. It's 27 years away. By that point electric vehicle technology will be far beyond today's limitations.
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You are right... you don't do nothing. But what you do do is cooperate. Don't agitate! Don't divide!logistics are always a problem,, doesnt mean you just say fuck it and do nothing,,
