acockworkorange@mander.xyz
on 04 Aug 2024 02:15
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Whoever came up with this just went after the carbon buzzword. Ammonia is BAD.
There’s a good reason industries opt for R134a instead of ammonia in industrial cooling applications. Ammonia is fantastic in its physical properties, but dealing with storing ammonia and possible leaks is a nightmare. And that’s in a closed cycle! I can’t imagine the absolute cluster it would be to have that on a moving vessel that needs to be refueled all the time.
TankieTanuki@hexbear.net
on 04 Aug 2024 02:23
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Bring back sails.
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
on 04 Aug 2024 09:06
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Sounds like someone needs to start making catalytic converters for nitrogen oxides.
This article seems to omit the obvious solution to the same problem with diesel.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust_fluid
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Whoever came up with this just went after the carbon buzzword. Ammonia is BAD.
There’s a good reason industries opt for R134a instead of ammonia in industrial cooling applications. Ammonia is fantastic in its physical properties, but dealing with storing ammonia and possible leaks is a nightmare. And that’s in a closed cycle! I can’t imagine the absolute cluster it would be to have that on a moving vessel that needs to be refueled all the time.
Bring back sails.
I did some web searching, and yeah. Bring back sails!
They are! They are using kites to save on fuel, with great results.
Yay! <img alt="party-blob" src="https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/83405746-0620-4728-9358-5f51b040ffee.gif"> Return to tradition.
Windjammers are extremely cool.
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