High MPG

TBK terryk at foothill.net
Mon May 4 23:41:43 GMT 1998


Chrysler Turbine: 120hp/425ftT-lbs torque


-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Plecan <nacelp at bright.net>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: High MPG


>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Danny Barrett <danny_tb at postoffice.utas.edu.au>
>To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
>Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 12:55 PM
>Subject: Re: High MPG
>
>
>>Yes, I agree. In fact, I think that if as much time, effort, and money was
>put into the development of a turbine engine (like the Chrysler one) as has
>been put into the engines we currently run, the "200 MPG carb" type idea
>would be a case of "so what!" In the case of the Chrysler turbine, it had a
>very ingeneous heat transfer drvice that recycled otherwise wasted heat
from
>the exhaust to the intake, thereby making the engine more efficient (this
is
>a bit more difficult with the IC engine to say the least - basically, it
has
>to be stored as chemical potential energy within the fuel, and this can
only
>>be done by chemically altering the fuel with an endothermic reaction). The
>problem that I can see with the heat exchanger is that it didn't exchange
>enough of the exhaust heat. Obviously, if it exchanged more, with a greater
>efficiency, the engine would be more efficient - it's basic thermodynamics,
>and it's even given a name - "Regenerative cycle" ie. recycle waste heat
>>energy to raise the efficiency of the engine. And guess what... It's
>easiest
>>to do with some sort of turbine. Perhaps someone should revisit the old
>>Chrisler engine and make the heat exchanger more efficient???
>>
>>Danny Barrett.
>>
>>
>The most impressive moment I had around the Chy Turbine car
>was standing behind it, and the ambient temp rising from 60-70F
>to well over 100, very quickly.  Maybe an over impression of youth
>but it made ya walk away in a hurrry.
>
>Bruce
>
>




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