For kilowatts, multiply horsepower by 0.746.
(from memory, may not be dead accurate but will be pretty close)
Such a combined cycle diesel should be especially useful for diesel
vehicles and given the weight of the battery and the lack of need for
extra transmission the additional weight should
Joe Acquisto wrote:
Zeke Yewdall[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/16/05 3:01 PM
Although it doesn't specify, I would suspect that this is a turbine
design, not a piston design. I've seen a 30kW steam turbine that
wasn't much larger than an AC compressor for a car. Add a heat
exhanger in
I can't remember whether 30kW was the mechanical or electrical kW, but
they should be close at any rate.
But the bigger problem is that I can't remember who had it. Some one
had put it on the roof of the engineering building, operating from
steam venting from the building heating system. But I
PSC Steam assist 'hybrid' technology from BMW recovering 80% of exhaust heat
PSC from ICE adds 15% to fuel economy:
PSC The concept uses energy from the
PSC exhaust gasses of the traditional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) to power
PSC a steam engine which also contributes power to the
On 12/16/05, David Kramer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wouldn't such a steam engine increase the weight of the vehicleand thereby the amount of energy needed to drive it?DavidDavid,
Yes I would think so, too.
I would have expected more of a 'boost' to fuel economy than 15%. It must add some weight.
Although it doesn't specify, I would suspect that this is a turbine
design, not a piston design. I've seen a 30kW steam turbine that
wasn't much larger than an AC compressor for a car. Add a heat
exhanger in the exhaust manifold, and it could be quite compact. Of
course it was also noisy enough
The other issue that occurs to me is that the steam power portion
presumably produces no useful power until the main ICE engine is up to
heat. For many commuters, this would comprise a very small portion of
the total trip. Is it worth carrying the extra weight and complexity
for vehicles
Zeke Yewdall[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/16/05 3:01 PM
Although it doesn't specify, I would suspect that this is a turbine
design, not a piston design. I've seen a 30kW steam turbine that
wasn't much larger than an AC compressor for a car. Add a heat
exhanger in the exhaust manifold, and it could be
Paul S Cantrell wrote:
On 12/16/05, *David Kramer* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wouldn't such a steam engine increase the weight of the vehicle
and thereby the amount of energy needed to drive it?
David
David,
Yes I would think so, too.
I would have
Steam assist 'hybrid' technology from BMW recovering 80% of exhaust heat from ICE adds 15% to fuel economy:
URL:
http://www.gizmag.com/go/4936/
BMW unveils the turbosteamer concept
December 14, 2005 A large percentage of the energy released when
petroleum is burned disappears out the exhaust
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