Wouldn't it be rather painful if there was a steam escape? I guess one could
wear
asbestos biking shorts, or install a steam shield. Other than that, it seems
like a
great idea - depending on how much water you'd have to carry.
Craig
"Neoteric Biofuels Inc." wrote:
> A local guy genius inventor type made up a steam powered bike a number of
> years ago. I wonder how it would run on SVO, or biodiesel in the burner? I
> am not sure what he used for fuel.
>
> Is it possible to marry SVO or biodiesel to a small and efficient steam
> engine? Is that more desirable than using a small diesel? (Quieter,
> certainly!)
>
> How would it be as about compared to a human/electric bike? ("ebike") Or
> should the ebike be charged by the small diesel genset?
> Thoughts, anyone?
>
> Edward Beggs
> www.biofuels.ca
>
> > From: MH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:33:32 -0600
> > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Average BTU consumed Per Passenger mile by mode of
> > travel
> >
> >> I remember reading somewhere that a person on a bicycle on level ground
> >> with no wind pedaling @15 MPH gets the equivalent of something like
> >> three thousand "miles per gallon"
> >
> > Per gallon of what?
> > ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷
> > "It takes less energy to bicycle one mile than it takes to walk a mile. In
> > fact, a bicycle can be up to 5
> > times more efficient than walking. If we compare the amount of calories
> > burned
> > in bicycling to the number of
> > calories an automobile burns, the difference is astounding. One hundred
> > calories can power a cyclist for three
> > miles, but it would only power a car 280 feet (85 meters)!"
> > (with a .gif image showing)
> > "A comparison of the energy cost of various forms of transportation
> > shows that the bicycle is most energy-efficient." (kcal/km per person)
> > (copied from: http://www.exploratorium.edu/cycling/humanpower1.html)
> >
> > "A bicycle is also the world's most energy efficient mode of travel, using
> > just 35 calories per passenger mile
> > versus 1860 for an average automobile with one occupant."
> > (copied from:
> > http://www.bicyclinglife.com/NewsAndViews/5_Different_Reasons.htm)
> >
> > 1 Btu = 252 calories = 0.252 kcal = .293 watts = 0.000295 kWh = .000393 HPh
> > =
> > 1.055 kJ
> > "Conversion Calculator for Units of ENERGY"
> > http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccenrgy.htm
> >
> >
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