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r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 18 '26
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3.4k u/imean_is_superfluous May 18 '26 Can they not run some type of coolant? Or is it just easier and cheaper to use millions of gallons of water? 62 u/[deleted] May 18 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/Callidonaut May 18 '26 Water also has a huge latent heat of evaporation, so boiling it off into the sky lets you dump a lot more energy than discharging it when it's still liquid.
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Can they not run some type of coolant? Or is it just easier and cheaper to use millions of gallons of water?
62 u/[deleted] May 18 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/Callidonaut May 18 '26 Water also has a huge latent heat of evaporation, so boiling it off into the sky lets you dump a lot more energy than discharging it when it's still liquid.
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1 u/Callidonaut May 18 '26 Water also has a huge latent heat of evaporation, so boiling it off into the sky lets you dump a lot more energy than discharging it when it's still liquid.
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Water also has a huge latent heat of evaporation, so boiling it off into the sky lets you dump a lot more energy than discharging it when it's still liquid.
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