Mhgglmmr t1_iulj17w wrote on November 1, 2022 at 6:54 AM Reply to comment by TheNoobsauce1337 in Engineering question: With today's material sciences, why don't ocean liners use pressurized steam to power electric engines? by [deleted] If you have enough electrical power on board already (generated by what exactly?), why would you use that to generate steam to power a turbine to turn generator to generate electricity for an electric motor? Just run the electric motor directly. Permalink Parent 12
Mhgglmmr t1_iulj17w wrote
Reply to comment by TheNoobsauce1337 in Engineering question: With today's material sciences, why don't ocean liners use pressurized steam to power electric engines? by [deleted]
If you have enough electrical power on board already (generated by what exactly?), why would you use that to generate steam to power a turbine to turn generator to generate electricity for an electric motor? Just run the electric motor directly.