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Using the electrolysis of water to cool a room
There's a reason no one has heard of this
Electrolysis doesn't absorb heat from its environment. The change in energy state between water and hydrogen/oxygen gas is equal to the electrical energy ...
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Will hot object near ceiling vent create more draft?
I take a stab at this very unfocused but interesting question.
Yes a hot object like a small flame near or even inside the vent would accelerate the airspeed and potentially help move the heat from ...
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Using the electrolysis of water to cool a room
You have referenced a process with a Co-efficient Of Performance of 0.25. According to Wikipedia, "Most air conditioners have a COP of 2.3 to 3.5"
You suggest that, if the energy could be ...
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