On 22/08/2019 2:43 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
On Thu, 22 Aug 2019 06:56:40 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
- there is at least a 10% loss in energy transfer from generation to
motion, probably more like 30%.
My recollection is that in fuel-powered vehicles, only about 1/3 of the
energy turns into motion. 1/3 is heat out the exhaust pipe, and 1/3 is
heat out the radiator et al.
That is correct, which is why in co-generation installations, efforts are
made to recover as much heat as possible from the exhaust and coolant.
Craig
And why the big old American made cars made better heat than the little
imports. The burned more fuel and converted one form of energy to another.
Randy
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