• thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 day ago

    aah, but it didn’t say steam, it said boiling water.

    smaller gas generators based on internal combustion engines don’t boil water though, right?

    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      1·
      20 hours ago

      gas generators based on internal combustion

      they heat air, afaik. hot gas expands -> mechanical movement moves magnets -> electromagnetism -> electric power.

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Electromagnetic induction.

      Basically electric motor in reverse…instead of electricity powering the motor, the motor powers electricity.

      But the trick is in “what spins the motor”. In the case if ICE generators, it’s usually a pulley off the crankshaft.

      Or it could be moving water.