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Energy | Consist of three main layers. The top layer is near ambient and has low salt content. The bottom layer is hot, typically 160 F to 212 F (71 C to 100 C), and is very salty. The important gradient zone separates these zones. The gradient zone acts as a transparent insulator, permitting the sunlight to be trapped in the hot bottom layer (from which useful heat is withdrawn). This is because the salt gradient, which increases the brine density with depth, counteracts the buoyancy effect of the warmer water below (which would otherwise rise to the surface and lose its heat to the air). An organic Rankine cycle engine is used to convert the thermal energy to electricity. (references) |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 41 4C 54 47 52 41 44 49 45 4E 54 53 4F 4C 41 52 50 4F 4E 44 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01000001 01001100 01010100 00100000 01000111 01010010 01000001 01000100 01001001 01000101 01001110 01010100 00100000 01010011 01001111 01001100 01000001 01010010 00100000 01010000 01001111 01001110 01000100 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S A L T   G R A D I E N T   S O L A R   P O N D S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0041 004C 0054 0047 0052 0041 0044 0049 0045 004E 0054 0053 004F 004C 0041 0052 0050 004F 004E 0044 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53354654241523538433948542534946355225049483853 |
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