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The temperature gravity wheel is a heat engine. It is ultra low maintenance,
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The temperature gravity wheel is a heat engine. It is ultra low maintenance, and it does not require big temperature differences. The temperature gravity wheel is also called the Minto Wheel.
and it requires low temperature difference.
 
The temperature gravity wheel is also called the Minto Wheel.
 
  
 
More explanation about it in wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_wheel
 
More explanation about it in wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_wheel
 
Some people build is as a hobby project.  It works.  Could be used for OTEC.
 
 
Working examples:
 
A temperature gravity wheel, a high school project in Alaska.
 
https://youtu.be/Z6AChkM3TkU
 
 
Other examples:
 
 
https://youtu.be/Za9td23Vk0c
 
 
https://youtu.be/-fUlKBH1sY8?list=PL44A53F06B1DACFFE
 
 
https://youtu.be/NhFKHTdNPt4
 
 
https://youtu.be/bPfYQM3H7dc
 
 
https://youtu.be/bs_OtCsDJoY
 
 
 
This is the one I (Spark2) built:
 
https://youtu.be/gdmU6EEAnXI
 

Latest revision as of 16:54, 31 August 2017

The temperature gravity wheel is a heat engine. It is ultra low maintenance, and it does not require big temperature differences. The temperature gravity wheel is also called the Minto Wheel.

More explanation about it in wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_wheel