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Maybe because it's 25C cooler than 25C water. Takes more energy to convert to steam. I guess.


My point is:

Water 1c change is 4184 J/kg (1 kcal)

Water to steam 2260 kJ/kg.

So 25c cooler is 25 * 4.184 kJ extra, which is:

25 * 4184 / (2260k + 75 * 4184) = 104600 / 2573800 => 4% more energy than 25c to steam.

And then you need a refrigerator to cool tons of water, instead of just carrying more water.


No wonder my steam shower is the most power hungry appliance in my place at 10 KW.


Hah, hacker news...




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