Refrigerants
Danny Barrett
danny_tb at postoffice.utas.edu.au
Tue May 5 03:49:38 GMT 1998
Well, it seems as if my idea has already been used. However, I would be
using it in an internal combustion engine (storing the energy chemically, by
altering the fuel to a higher octane fuel, with lower combustion heat, and
more mechanical power output from the combustion of it).
Danny Barrett.
>You will find that 15 or 20 years ago, an article was published in
>Popular Mechanics magazine, entitiled something like "Build a Bottoming
>Cycle Engine". It featured a system which extracted waste heat from the
>exhaust gas using (you guessed it) refrigerant gas. The gas was then
>used in a Sterling cycle engine to crank out lots of low rpm torque. If
>this is what your plan is...forget it. It's been done.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: danny_tb at postoffice.utas.edu.au
>> [SMTP:danny_tb at postoffice.utas.edu.au]
>> Sent: Monday, May 04, 1998 12:58 AM
>> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
>> Subject: Re: Refrigerants
>>
>> I can see that my question has produces a plethora of new (but some
>> may not
>> be) ideas, but this one still isn't what I am doing. It might be a
>> good idea
>> though, if the power unit doesn't weigh too much...
>>
>> Danny Barrett
>>
>>
>> >I have always wanted to use surplus exhaust heat to run a
>> >power unit that would crank the alternator, a/c and power
>> >steering. The unit can be mounted remotely from the engine
>> >and located where the weight and volume can be best
>> >accomodated. Without those accessories the engine
>> >will be slim and trim. There would likely be a surplus
>> >of electric power available so even the water pump can be
>> >electric. Good idea
>> >
>> >John Carroll
>> >
>> >John Carroll
>> >jac at wavecom.net
>> >
>> >
>
>
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