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The M1A1 tank has a turbine-electric drive but is a fuel hog with limited range. Granted, there are a few extra pounds of armor and weapons on that. Using that engine with electric assist in common daily driver transportation might or might not be beneficial. It it purely drove a generator it could be fine-tuned into something very efficient and even have cross-platform uses. idk.
It's efficiency might be "disruptive technology" to the existing otto-cycle industry. There are variable piston height(ie compression ratio) designs out there waiting to be used. The electric motor as a plate configuration instead of a cylinder is infinitely more efficient (think breaker bar). I always wanted to see lightweight dual opposing pistons and rotary valves. The perfect combustion chamber might exist yet. The rest of the power plant just has to be designed around it. |
carnot has an issue with the 80% thermodynamic efficiency claim. even double and triple cycle power plants are not beating 50%.
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seal is kept by tight tolerances and use of low expansion Tii components sure electric is attractive but the e-cars are all very heavy and charging can be a real issue currently hybrid is the way o go but even they are awfully heavy Prius comes in at 3100 to 3200#s a BMW X5m 6100#, X% 50e 5573# heck my 4 Runner V8 is a comparatively svelte 4500# |
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Shhh..."I want to believe!" :D |
Sounds to me like the hecklers of Herr Disel back in 1893
Concentrate on the potential not the nits |
I see no provisions for any method of cooling. That was the first thing that got me wondering.
Beyond that, not enough solid information from which to form any sort of an opinion. Like uncle billy said, the video is clearly aimed at a "certain kind" of audience. An audience that is easily impressed, and really doesn't know enough to even know what to ask. AI generated smoke and mirrors. |
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Yup, it's leaking something all over the floor when it's "running". And the "running" example has more lines going to it that the CAD model used to generate the various exploded views. So, maybe...
Nothing labeled as such in any of their CAD views however, as well detailed as everything else seems to be. In the end, though, like I said - just not enough to really go on. Presentation appears targeted at an audience that won't ask inconvenient questions like that. |
if anyone paid attention they did mention 'air-cooled"
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There was another pretty neat new engine technology when I was a youngster reading HotRod magazine; the Hot Vapor engine being developed by Smokey Yunick. A lot of magazines gave this engine a lot of editorial space, (Yunick had a great gift for self-promotion) and apparently it came pretty close to production in 1990. There's a ton of internet on this invention and the problems both technological and political that kept if from seeing widespread use.
This story has been repeated time and time again during the industrial age and it's against this backdrop that I think the idea of a radical new engine will always fight for existence. Yes, someday a radical breakthrough may happen, but for way over a century, for the entire lifespan of the automobile as practical and useful transportation, the ICE using reciprocating rod technology has been the easiest to control and produce. (and seal). http://www.motortrend.com/how-to/hrdp-1009-what-ever-happened-to-smokeys-hot-vapor-engine/ |
With regards to pre-heating:
The Civic CVCC https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/1974-honda-civic-cvcc-review-drive-history-price used a (third-valve small richer chamber) to ignite the (larger) lean mixture. Lean burns hotter so this was perfect for the bottom of the stroke. It used any kind of gas with no cat and got great mileage. My dream car as well. |
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