Forgot to add that the patent is online (and expired of course): http://tinyurl.com/ru6vs
> --- Mark Goldes wrote: > > > There was a remarkable engine developed at JPL by > E.A Laumann, about 1976, that ran on Hydrogen and > Argon. > > > Turns out the abstract is online: > > http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1978nasa.reptV....L > > > This adds a whole new wrinkle to many concepts ... > even to solar conversion. > > If one were to use solar energy, as suggested, one > could concievably get about double the efficieny of > the present Sterling Engine, which in going into > actual production (based on inferences as I haven't > gotten the whole paper yet). This is due to higher > electrolysis efficiency in steam (if condensation > can > be avoided) > > This could be a case of good prior research, from > probably the best lab in the USA for this kind of > thing, being missed in today's world of soraing oil > costs - since it came out so long before the > internet > documented this kind of thing? Apparently the engine > was built in the early seventies when gasoline was > cheap. > > Thanks to Mark for remembering it. When I get the > paper, I will try to put it into electronic form. > > The fascinating thing to many here is the connection > to argon, and the fact that they did not even try to > implement some obvious routes for improvement > (assuming that the exploding capacitor effect is > valid)- plus - isn't the *Feynman* "connection" a > bit > interesting. I haven't read the whole paper but I > would bet that there is no mention of Papp - nor of > the "incident" even though this experiment comes > from > a lab associated with R.F.'s alma mater... and was > probably performed within a few miles of the Papp > "explosion" ... yet ... are we to believe that there > is zero relevance? > > Jones > > > >
