← Autodidact Archive · Original Dissent · Dave Cave
Thread ID: 11508 | Posts: 6 | Started: 2003-12-17
2003-12-17 20:01 | User Profile
Hello all, sorry I havent got time to introduce myself, But I'm a bit stressed with this asingment. Can anyone give me links to good, Physics websites regarding Oil and using it to produce electricity. I am studying a/s physics so it has to be in some detail. Thanks.
2003-12-17 22:47 | User Profile
Isn't oil used to produce electricity just like coal or nuclear power is, ie, you boil water and let steam turn the turbine?
2003-12-17 22:48 | User Profile
Well, what do you know? The EPA website has just what you're looking for!
[url]http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/oil.htm[/url]
2003-12-18 20:15 | User Profile
Thatks for the site, it's just what I'm looking for.
2003-12-18 20:16 | User Profile
So, did you pass the test/finish the assignment?
2004-03-01 05:31 | User Profile
Refined oil, such as gasoline, is used in a fuel cell as a source of hydrogen. The electric charge carried by a hydrogen atom (molecule) is then used to generate electricity. The gasoline is not burned but depleted. Oil is converted into electricity after a little refining.