The Core of the Sun enhancing her knowledge of chili peppers by extending an invitation to his farm. There, she sampled and grew an assortment of peppers. Working with chili peppers allowed Sinisalo to understand factors such as the Scoville rating which is determined by capsaicinoids. The Scoville scale measures the spiciness (heat) of the pepper. One can explore the Scoville ratings, health benefits, and growing techniques of peppers on Kilpinen's website In the Core of the Sun's Afterword, Sinisalo describes the Transcendental Capsaicinophilic Society as “ a real, though somewhat tongue-in-cheek, group that can be found on the Internet.” A quick Google search reveals
Heat rate (efficiency) Heat rate (efficiency) Heat rate is a term commonly used in power stations to indicate the power plant efficiency. The heat rate is the inverse of the efficiency: a lower heat rate is better. formula_1 While efficiency is a dimensionless measure (sometimes quoted in %) heat rate is typically expressed as Btu/kWh. This is because Watt-hours are more commonly used when referring to electrical energy and Btu is more commonly used when referring to thermal energy. Heat rate in the context of power plants can be thought of as the input needed to produce one unit of output. It generally