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Post by Apollo Gnomon on Jul 23, 2010 20:32:21 GMT -4
Hey, far out! I forgot about this thread. Wonder what happened to sniffy?
Oh, its okay. The OP didn't really make much sense. I played with it just because sometimes wacky wrong answers make good seeds for creative new RIGHT answers.
For long term lunar bases, eventually a network of PV solar panels all the way around the moon would serve to collect and distribute energy, if the loss of the cables can be low enough.
I think a great thermal technique would be to use heat pumps - dump excess heat during the "day" way deep into the lunar soil/rocks, and then pull off from that heat during the "night." Sterling engines could be run off the heat differential at either end of the cycle, and you'd store some of the sunlight in the form of heat.
I was just looking at a little video someone posted on Delusional Idiots today. The host was using a 3'x4' acrylic frenel lens to focus light onto a small Sterling engine. Maybe I'll order a little one next time I have excess money.
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