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05-17-2010, 02:45 PM

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To get more efficiency out of turbines, they need to be able to withstand higher operating temperatures and to increase the difference between maximum operating temperature and the mean cooling temperature; water is still the best way to achieve maximum cooling.

The following link is provided by Scientific American magazine...
A Spin on Efficiency: Generating Tomorrow's Electricity from Better Turbines: Scientific American

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbine

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