Don't mistake me for a mechanical engineer

[winter_rogue]

So I'm doing a bunch of research on OTEC for my Oceanography class. it's very interesting. the sort of super condescend version is that they take temperature differences between different water depths near the equator and use them to power a big steam engine that creates electrical output or work.

i looked up Rankine Cycle (which is the type of heat engine utilized for OTEC) and found it under "classical steam engine" which of course brought to mind these this delightful doodles by tardis80 and sparked an instant urge to write steampunk. gosh darn school! i have no time for this.