At 03:23 AM 10/31/2002 +0000, you wrote:
on 30/10/02 1:52 am, Kevin Tarr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> External combustion engines (steam engines/turbines) are already more
>> efficient than internal combustion engines, and what happened to the Stanley
>> Steamer?
>>
>> --
>> William T Goodall
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>
> Well come on ;-) They couldn't go far, took hours to warm up, had to carry
Actually with flash boilers they were ready to go in a couple of minutes
from cold.
> both fuel and water, very dangerous in case of accident. They went away
And they had condensers.
> because the IC could make power NOW...back in 1889 or whenever.
>
Steam cars lasted into the 1920's. They cost more than IC cars, and fuel was
very cheap, so efficiency didn't matter. So it was price that killed them
AFAIK.
--
William T Goodall
So you answered your own question? Was that a quiz for the rest of us? ;-) Kevin T. Flash boilers? Condensers? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
