Re: [Spridgets] SUPER ELECTRIC CAR

[BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>]

Well this is one good step in the analysis, and I've been thinking of 
ways to change an engine to better utilize this waste energy.

But now how much waste heat is there in a steam turbine powered by a 
coal-fed boiler?


> Something like two thirds of the power submitted by the internal 
> combustion engine is wasted heat so it's only about a third efficient.
> In a message dated 07/07/2011 21:08:32 GMT Daylight Time, 
> bjshov8@tx.rr.com writes:
>
>     Now why or how is one of these processes way more efficient than
>     the other
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