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Heat and Work: Part 2

Energy in the News

Equilibrium of Heat Loss

Heat Loss

Heat Engines

Two basic types of heat engines

Vapor or Rankine Cycle

Gas Cycle

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Practicalities of OTEC

Second Law of Thermodynamics

Ideal Case

Heat Pumps-How They Cool

Why Pump from Ground Rather Than Air?

Heat Pump in Winter

Why Do Animals Burrow ?

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