[Land-speed] Non-LSR Hydraulic Hybrids

[neil at dbelltech.com]

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Regards, Neil   Tucson, AZ

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From: Rich Fox [mailto:v4gr at rcn.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 3:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Non-LSR Hydraulic Hybrids

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/----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Weldon" <23.weldon at comcast.net>
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Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Non-LSR Hydraulic Hybrids


> Neil -- I agree.  The high pressure is a problem. Probably not a good DIY
> project. An awful lot of oil can leak through a hole you can't even see 
> when
> it's got 5000 psi behind it.  Such problems don't seem to discourage
> development work on hydrogen or even CNG vehicle technology.  I suspect 
> one
> of the big concerns for engineers is how to replace the flamable hydraulic
> fluid with fluids that won't burn.  Fireproof hydraulic fluids and the
> internals of high pressure hydraulic pumps require expensive mediation to
> get them to coexist.  But even at half the pressure their might be a 
> decent
> payback.  At 2500 psi you are in the realm of everyday hydraulic 
> technology.
> ................Ed