High MPG

[Robert Humphris]

Have any of you seen those people that make jet engines from turbos?
One of them used an Air/Oil emulsion for bearing lubrication.  No
additional modifications were needed for the turbo, but I couldn't see
this as being all that usable on a car or bike... where would you put
the compressor?

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>From: 	dave.williams at chaos.lrk.ar.us[SMTP:dave.williams at chaos.lrk.ar.us]
>Sent: 	06 May 1998 23:16
>To: 	diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: 	Re: High MPG
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>-> regenerative braking and massive power switching module.  On top of
>-> all that, pure water was used for cooling of motor and get this: was
>-> fluid used in turbine's journal bearings instead of oil.
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> Sure, water will work just fine.  Take a look at a big hydroelectric
>turbine sometime; chances are it'll have water plumbed to sleeve
>bearings.  Once the shaft is spinning any fluid will do - even air,
>which is often used in very high speed applications.
>
> Automobiles use oil-fed plain bearings primarily because they already
>*have* oil in the crankcase to lube the myriad things which require
>lubrication, so it makes sense to use oil.
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