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Perhaps it is time to reassess fundamental thermodynamics

Er... no, fundamental thermodynamics is quite solid. The problem may be in the difference between theoretical and actual efficiencies, which is an engineering problem.

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Sep 3rd, 2006 at 10:25:59 AM EST
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Pardon me Roy.
Is that a .037% more efficent choo-choo?

It's not a problem. It's what engineers do.

The whole romance of engineering, to me, is the gap between the theory, current systems, and attempting to narrow the chasm.

by ATinNM on Sun Sep 3rd, 2006 at 03:30:57 PM EST
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I don't mean "problem" as in "trouble". I mean it as "a physics/mathematics problem", that is, a challenge or a question to be answered within the given field.

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Sep 3rd, 2006 at 03:34:28 PM EST
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