Turbocompounding

[Gary Derian]

Sounds like a gas turbine with a 41.1 liter combustion chamber.  Just add
more compressor and exhaust stages and remove the moving parts from the
combustion chamber.
Gary Derian <gderian at cybergate.net>



>ref: Automotive Supercharging and Turbocharging systems, p.22
>
>"The Napier Nomad compounded aircraft engine developed in the early
1950's...
>combined a 41.1 liter 12-cylinder horizontally opposed two-stroke diesel
>engine with an axial flow three-stage exhaust turbine and a 12-stage axial
>flow supercharging compressor. In its finally developed form, with water
>injection and some afterburning, it produced a peak effective output of
4500
>hp... The turbine/compressor shaft was coupled to the main output shaft
>through an ingenious continuously variable gearbox. The turbine produced
2250
>hp at sea level, of which 1800 hp was needed to drive the supercharging
>compressor.
>
>now stuff that in your 911 and smoke...
>
>MK