Alternative engines

[David A. Cooley]

At 04:30 PM 4/22/99 -0500, you wrote:
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>But...isn't HP a function of torque and RPM? Ahhh...answered my own question
>on that one! High rpm * little torque=impressive HP but no twist :)

Yep!

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>Huh? How does it accelerate if it has no torque? Maybe they just didn't gear
>it correctly. Maybe a CVT type of transmission is needed to keep the rpm up
>and multiply the torque accordingly. With electronic controls, it would be
>an interesting project...run the turbine at a constant speed, and do all of
>the throttle control/etc off the trans...hmmm..

Once the car was at highway speeds the turbine was up high enough in the
rpm's that it had decent torque for acceleration...
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