In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:23:41 -0500: Hi, [snip] >On 12/26/06, Hoyt A. Stearns Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> >> I think the COP is infinite (nothing goes in). > >Nothing goes in; but, if they are measuring generated power and not >net power, then their output is not 550 hp. We need more information. > >Terry
I think the generated power *is* the net power. AFAIK, the feedback is in the form of internal mechanical energy, which means that only the net is externally detectable (though I believe there are several models, and this may not be true of all of them). Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
