Michel wrote..
It's not clear how they work in gas powered mode though, from what I heard
it seems they burn it continuously (as opposed to explosively) in real
time in a combustion chamber and run their compressed air engine on the
expanding combustion gases instead of compressed air, or maybe they heat
up air to expand it...
Jones wrote..
Looking at the details of this engine - IF - one is going to use a
hybrid of compressed-air, along with some hydrocarbon (hopefully
biodiesel) to raise the Carnot 'spread' (and there is surprising synergy
in doing that !) ... then why not 'go the extra mile' and equip the
compressor with a minimal pressure-swing adsorption (PSA) device, and
thereby enrich the compressed air in oxygen ... this for (possibly) even
more synergy ?
Howdy everyone,
The Stanley Steamer of the new century. Jones is correct that they should
have gone the extra mile... but.. eat the apple a bite at a time. The
interesting part is that they are advancing the technology and that is
always cumulative. Wouldn't besurprised if the designers are already into
the oxygen theme..Anybody that can think on their feet .. can think on their
feet.
Richard
