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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
I heard somewhere that the opposite is true, but that may depend on quite a few parameters. But if what we want is more heat than power then a "less efficient" engine would be just the thing, right?
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If you need more heat, use the excess power to run a heat pump. If the combined heat output is greater than the energy content in the fuel, it would essentially be a furnace with an effective efficiency above 100%.
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