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HoffaSaurusX

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Does steam power windmills?
« on: October 24, 2009, 08:00:31 pm »
The topic pretty much says it all. Potential for working Geothermal Dwarf Powerplants
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Re: Does steam power windmills?
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2009, 08:04:37 pm »
I am 99% sure it does not. The conditions are that it needs to be outside, there needs to be wind, and it cannot be hooked to frozen machinery (according to the wiki). I don't think that steam running into it would qualify any of these.

That being said, the possibility of a "nuclear power" plant would be amazing. Imagine throwing a burning lignite bin into a pit and have water run onto it, like a reactor.
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Re: Does steam power windmills?
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2009, 08:07:44 pm »
i was thinking having a steady but small stream of water falling on a pool of magma, with the steam being vented through a series of windmills. Although, other than making myself the Ultimate Dwarf Bakery, there's not much point in this.
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Re: Does steam power windmills?
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2009, 08:12:30 pm »
It would be cool just for looks, dude.

You must do it.
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Re: Does steam power windmills?
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2009, 12:38:28 pm »
Windmills aren't really powered by wind- wind is just an environmental condition, like "light". So a movement of actual gasses isn't even measure by the windmill.

But steam is awesome.
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Re: Does steam power windmills?
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2009, 04:29:50 am »
WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!!
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Re: Does steam power windmills?
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2009, 04:52:06 am »
Quote from: Canadark on October 24, 2009, 08:04:37 pm
That being said, the possibility of a "nuclear power" plant would be amazing. Imagine throwing a burning lignite bin into a pit and have water run onto it, like a reactor.

Better yet, harness the power of a sof in the same way. ;D
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« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2009, 06:33:44 am »
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Re: Does steam power windmills?
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2009, 07:42:11 am »
Quote from: golden joe on October 26, 2009, 04:29:50 am
WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!!

Yea, those are turbines, but both work on the same principle of moving air (or moving water particles in steam) and pressure. In fact, I believe some group made a working wind turbine out of a blimp type thing.
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Re: Does steam power windmills?
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2009, 10:24:24 am »
That would be a downright awesome and easy way to get steam power in the game :)
We really need to get steam back as a functional gas.
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Re: Does steam power windmills?
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2009, 09:44:00 pm »
It would be the next big step in dwarven machinery. We've already got water-power computers and 'intelligent' traps. If Toady gives us steam, we'll put dwarves in space.
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