• thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      7日前

      aah, but it didn’t say steam, it said boiling water.

      smaller gas generators based on internal combustion engines don’t boil water though, right?

      • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1·
        7日前

        gas generators based on internal combustion

        they heat air, afaik. hot gas expands -> mechanical movement moves magnets -> electromagnetism -> electric power.

      • JasonDJ@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        7日前

        Electromagnetic induction.

        Basically electric motor in reverse…instead of electricity powering the motor, the motor powers electricity.

        But the trick is in “what spins the motor”. In the case if ICE generators, it’s usually a pulley off the crankshaft.

        Or it could be moving water.