Molten salt can be employed as a thermal energy storage method to retain thermal energy collected by a solar tower or solar trough of a concentrated solar power plant, so that it can be used to generate electricity in bad weather or at night.
In addition to a washer's external dimensions, you will also want to think about size of the washing drum inside the unit. Excluding compact units, most of which have a drum somewhere in the 2-cubic-foot range, the majority of standard-size front- and top-load washer drums today range from roughly 4 to 5 cubic feet. That's a great range for a typical 8-pound load.
Heavyweights: Front-Loaders Vs Top-Loaders. Common washer capacity size ranges from about 3.9 to 5.1 cubic feet with a popular width being 27 inches, regardless of whether the machine opens on top or in the front.Using the median point of 4.5 cu ft -- or any size you're interested in knowing more about -- compare a few front-and top-loading styles; for example:onsidering this conversion, do the math: An old washer -- predating 1998 -- fills with about 40 gallons or 332 pounds of water to wash and rinse clothes, while a new standard model uses 27 gallons or 225 pounds, and the energy efficient ones just 14 gallons or 117 pounds -- or less.