Trees generate pressure: oaks

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Oak trees can generate pressures of 500,000 Pa through evaporation.

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Turn turbines or pistons via pressure through evaporation.

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"Oak trees can generate pressures of 500,000 Pa through evaporation." (Lieberman 2004: 893)

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Quercus

Organism/taxonomy data provided by:
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist

Application Ideas: Turn turbines or pistons via pressure through evaporation.

Industrial Sector(s) interested in this strategy: Manufacturing, engines, energy utilities.

References

Lieberman, Daniel E. 2004. Engineering for animals. Nature. 428(6986): 893-893.